CHILD IS THE

My heart leaps when I behold

Just like watching rainbow, the child in every human, loves to hear stories.

THE STORY OF SOCIAL WORK MAHATMA GANDHI ARUN PAUL,

UNIVERSITY

The social work profession promotes social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance wellbeing. Utilizing theories of human behaviour and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work."

SOCIAL WORK DEFINITION (IFSW)

USA UK INDIA

SOCIAL WORK HISTORY

AMERCIAN STORY

Before 1800AD Church main agency for charity MAJOR ACTIVITY: Able bodied homes

ERA OF CHURCH CENTERED CHARITY

18th Century Emerged Voluntary Associations Short life Due to Duplication & Exploitation of services Charity Organaizations Fund rising, Distribution, Joint Survey

RISING OF SERVICE ORGANISATIONS

1898 Training programmes started First School of Social Work at NY Known as NEWYORK SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK To impart training to the members

FIRST SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

1929 People lost jobs FEDRAL EMERGENCY RELIEF ACT in 1933 It emphasized appointment of trained social workers

ERA OF GREAT DEPRESSION

1960, Anti- Poverty Programme Martin Luther King, Leader of Congress Pressurized government for equal rights to everyone

NEW SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMMES

From 1930 onwards many professional associations formed American Association of Medical Social Workers (AAMSW), the American Association of Psychiatric Social Workers (AAPSW), the National Association of School Social Workers (NAASW), The American association of Group Workers (AAGW), the Association for the Study of Community Organization (ASCO), and the Social Work Research Group (SWRG) On October 1, 1955, NASW born

FORMATION OF NASW

ENGLISH HISTORY

NO SOCIAL WELFARE/ WORK Problems were CURSE of GOD

PREMITIVE PERIOD

Christian beliefs & its wide effect on all over England Importance of Charity Birth of many missionaries, parishes, schools, hospitals Same as Era of church centered Services in America

ERA OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY

1531 Intervention of Monarch Mayors and justices appointed to investigate applications kept by parishes Registration, License and Assigned area for the applicants Recognition of public responsibility for the poor and needy Nationalization of Churches and charity institutions

STATUTE OF HENRY VIII

1601 First social legislation Some of the provisions were RESIDENCE: For the people of particular area; not for migrants; stay for three years required for benefits. RELATIVES: Earning member has the duty to take care of others. ABLE-BODIED HOMES: Work homes for physicaly sound beggers

ELIZABETHEAN POOR LAW

1800-1900 ADAM SMITH THEORY: Government should minimize its involvement; otherwise lead to much dependency. MALTHUSIAN THEORY: MORE FREE SERVICES= MORE CHILDREN EMERGENCE OF ROYAL COMMISSION, 1832. Recommended changes to poor law based on the theories

SOCIAL SERVICES & THEORIES

New poor law in 1834, based on the recommendations of Royal commission. Able-bodied continued to work in able-bodied homes. Better help for slum dwellers. FACTORIES ACT SLUM DWELLERS PUBLIC HEALTH ACT

AMMENDMENT OF ELIZABATHAN POOR LAW

Towards the end of 19th century, many charity organizations formed. Started giving training to its members Later formed a School of Social Work, 1910

FIRST SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

1941 New committee Chairman: William Beveridge Health and Old age services 1948, Scoial Security for industrial workers Provision for special grants at every important states of life

WILLIAM BEVERIDGE COMMISSION

Indian history

Arrival of Christian missionaries Organized service

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES

Organized services for needy Emergence of Brahmasamaj, Aryasamaj, Ramakrishna mission Religious in nature

ERA OF SOCIAL REFORM

Western ideas started to influence Liberalism, rationalism, democracy Resulted in a Rationalistic approach to social service

INFLUENCE OF WESTERN IDEAS

1905 Gopal Krishna Gokhale No religious basis Training to members

THE SERVANTS OF INDIA SOCIETY

New diamensions to the service sector No scope for difference in social, religious, political and economic aspects. VISION: health and hygiene, basic education, adult education, womens welfare, students welfare, rural welfare, tribal welfare, work with lepers and economic equality.

ARRIVAL OF GANDHI

1936 Clifford Marshal, protestant missionary Sir Dorabji Tata School of Social Sciences Bombay Renamed as Tata Institute of Social Sciences

FIRST SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

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