Celeste Kaplan

Kaplan, c. 1934–35

Celeste Strack Kaplan (née Strack, 1915 - December 1, 1998),[1] was an American social worker, educator, and activist. From 1973 to 1982, she was executive director for El Nido Family Services, and in 1983 helped found and served as the initial president of the Los Angeles Roundtable for Children until 1990. She was also a professor at the University of Southern California School for Social Work from 1983 to 1990, and helped create the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services in 1984.[2] In 2012 she was selected for the Social Work Hall of Distinction.[3]

  1. ^ "Celeste Strack Kaplan; Social Work Educator at USC". Los Angeles Times. 1998-12-01. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  2. ^ "Celeste Strack Kaplan Papers, 1931-1996". www.oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  3. ^ "Social Work Hall of Distinction". www.socialworkhallofdistinction.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.