“I don’t know but it is cheaper and more fun to pay a professional than it is to fool around with this d[amne]d nonentities who cackle so much about virtue. This only cost me $2.00 & I had $5.00 worth of fun.” - Fred Ryman 1885
#SWiswork #SWhistory
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Over 100 years ago, #SocialWork pioneer Mary Richmond challenged us to make "the long stretch of tomorrows appreciably better." Check it out:
Richmond, M. E. (1920). Some next steps in social treatment. The Family, 1, 6–10. doi.org/10.1177/1044... #SWhistory
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passed around like the world’s least fun party favor. And somehow, syphilis still thrived. Who saw that coming?
#wtf #horriblehistory #history #safesex #19thcentury #swhistory #justno
TIL: In 1919, the focus on practice over theory was fueled by a fear that nascent social work programs would be controlled by existing social science programs. @UChicagoSSA demanded independence. Still having the practice vs. theory debate today! #SWHistory /end
A little pleasure reading tonight: A 1952 report on Social Work Education from @CSocialWorkEd. As early as 1905, social work was shifting its focus away from social reform to addressing individual behaviors b/c social workers started working in hospitals. #SWHistory /1
Almost 100 years ago, #socialwork pioneer Mary Richmond challenged us to make "the long stretch of tomorrows appreciably better." Check it out:
Richmond, M. E. (1920). Some next steps in social treatment. The Family, 1, 6–10. https://doi.org/10.1177/104438942000100403 #SWhistory
Fascinating: Obtaining Civil Rights In Baltimore 1946-1960 - www.socialwelfarehistory.com/eras/attaining-civil-rig... #swhistory @laurelhitchcock @eeisenbaum
