Chapter 5 Social Work Organizations

Factors That ShapedSocial Work

Social Work Becomes a Profession

1870s Charity Organization Society1886–1895 Settlement House Movement: Neighborhood Guild

(NYC-1886), Hull House (Chicago-1889), and Henry Street Settlement (NYC-1895)1915 Flexner – “Social Work Not a Profession”1919 Assoc of Training Schools for Professional Social Work1921 American Assoc of Social Workers1922 Milford Report– American Assoc of Schools of Social Work– Nat’s Assoc of Schools of Social Administration•Council on Social Work Education•National Association of Social Workers•Action Network for Social Work2010 Social Work Policy Institute/NASW

Social Work and Economic Justice1843 The Association for the Improvement of the Conditions of the

Poor1853 The Children’s Aid Society of New York1886–1895 Settlement House Movement: Neighborhood Guild

(NYC-1886), Hull House (Chicago-1889), and Henry Street

Settlement (NYC-1895)1904 National Child Labor Committee1927 International Conference of Social Work, Paris1930 American Public Welfare Association1933 Federal Emergency Relief Act 1935 Federal Bureau of Public Assistance1935 Works Project Administration 1936 National Youth Administration1964 Economic Opportunity Act (War on Poverty)

Social Work and Social Justice1886–1895 Settlement House Movement: Neighborhood Guild (NYC-

1886), Hull House (Chicago-1889), and Henry Street Settlement (NYC-1895)

1904 National Child Labor Committee1907National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes1930s The Rank and File Movement1968 National Association of Black Social Workers; National

Association of Puerto Rican Social Service Workers; The Asian American Social Workers; and The Association of American Indian Social Workers

1976Political Action for Candidate Election 1988NASW Communications Network 1995 Action Network for Social Work Education

Is Social Work a Profession?

• Based on what assumptions?• Based on what historical developments?• Based on what comparisons with other

professions?• Based on what considerations for future

developments, considering social, cultural, economic, and other influences?