Group Work and the Young Christian Workers Movement: A Comparative Study of Their Principles, Methods and Aims, 1960
Abstract
Background of the Study. Groups have been from time immemorial an essential part of man's existence. Through the centuries, individuals have appeared on the stage of life who were outstanding for their ability to guide and to lead the group. Settlement houses developed through the efforts of these leaders and work became more focused toward individual and group needs at this time. When formal recognition was given by Social Work to the Group Work section, another advance had been made for the cause of helping people in group settings.Whereas Social Group Work developed for the most part out of generic needs of individuals, the Young Christian Workers Movement came into being because of a very specific need-that of Catholic Action among working youth in Belgium who were not only in a state of lassitude about their Faith but who openly denied it. Pius XI had begged for large scale dissemination of knowledge about fundamental truths that a Christian Social Order might be built. It was in an effort to save these boys and girls and answer the cry of the Pope that this wide scale movement, employing the small group method was begun in 1912. Through the years it has developed into a world.
Subject Area
Multicultural Education|Religion
Recommended Citation
Moore, Emmanuel Marie, "Group Work and the Young Christian Workers Movement: A Comparative Study of Their Principles, Methods and Aims, 1960" (1960). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31050506.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31050506
