upon returning to israel in 1962 he dedicated his efforts to the establishment of the social work profession in israel. he became the first israeli dean of the paul baerwald school of social work at the hebrew university, which was the first university-affiliated school of social work in israel. he held this position until 1968, during which time schools of social work were also established at haifa and tel aviv universities with the support of the paul baerwald school. katz headed a pivotal government committee to determine “the minimal needs of those dependent on social welfare”, though welfare minister yosef burg stopped the work of the committee in 1966 before it presented its conclusions. at the invitation of david ben-gurion, he also served as an advisor to the rafi party on social matters between 1965 and 1967.