history of social work

1. DR. BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR
UNIVERSITY, AGRA
I N S T I T U T E O F S O C I A L S C I E N C E S
D E P A R T M E N T O F S O C I A L W O R K
SUBMITTED TO
DR. R.K BHARTI
(ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR)
SUBMITTED BY
NAME - MOHINI SONI
ROLL NO - 17
COURSE - M.S.W 1 SEM.

2. Assignment on

3.  History of social work in U.S.A
 Colonial period
 American civil war and industrial
revolution
 Industrialism the human side
 COS charity organization society
 Settlement house movement
 Conclusion
 Reference

4.  The root of social welfare in
America had their beginning in
Europe particular related to
Elizabethan poor law of England.

5.  Colonial period 1620-1776
 American civil war and industrial
revolution 1776-1860
 Industrialism the human side 1860-
1900
 COS charity organization society 1877
 Settlement house movement 1889

6. 1. So in first phase is considered as colonial period 1620-1776.
so it is first paid program to develop the America the
formation of alm house it is actually providing a place for
resident poor people. The first alm house was built in
Massachusetts in 1662 and started functioning in 1685.
2. some hospital that is Philadelphia general hospital and
Bellevue hospital in new york . they started a work in form
of alm houses. They used to take care of both mental and
physical wellbeing of people.
3. The formation of association the first association was scot
charitable which was established in Boston school. so they
intented to help sick and poor people after the proper
investigation of their background.

7. The idea of scientific charity is
emerged in this period. I need to
talk about a nurse, educator or
social reformer who gives a
complete efforts to make a better
life of mental ill people her name
was Dorothea dix.

8. 1. So the idea of scientific charity
emerged in 2nd phase but
implement in 3rd phase so the
movement of scientific charity
in1870. the scientific charity of
society gives the education and
unemployment to poor people for
permanent relief to this bad
condition.

9. First charity organization society
which was established in 1877 in
buffalo new york.

10. In this many settlement house movement
happens in America. but the famous
settlement house was considered Chicago
hull house started by Jane Adams and Ellen
gates Starr in 1889.

11. The first method of social case work.
marry Richmond written in 1917 the first
book of social diagnoses. In 1922 she
written what is social case work and she
introduced first method and principles of
social work.

12.  It is concluded through above discussion that
social work has developed in USA too quickly
compared to other parts of the world at very
beginning. The history of social work in USA
can be divided into the following stages
(i)Colonial period (ii)American civil war and
industrial revolution (iii)Industrialism the
human side (iv)COS charity organization
society (v)Settlement house movement.

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