Aggressive Casework in School Social Work: A Study of New York City Youth Board Referral Units in the Schools, 1949–1959
Abstract
The road of progress in the field of social work has been a relatively long and arduous one in relation to the field of social work per se. In this century of rapid scientific growth and development, the importance of the functions for which the school operates has become more evident. The molding of the child's early personality is shared partially by the parents and the school. Any disruption in this early period of growth for the child can affect the well-being of our society itself.Our educational system in the past has placed great values on the intellectual level of the individual and while it recognized the need for emotional and social growth and development of the student, more emphasis was placed on the learning process. Today we have advanced as shown by the growing awareness of the need for coordination of emotional and social growth with the intellectual process and this recognition has resulted in the employment of social workers in the field of education. Throughout the country school social work programs are being set up and are being implemented as shown from the annual reports of Community Chests and social planning committees.
Subject Area
Education history|Social studies education|Social work
Recommended Citation
Olle, Barbara Ann, "Aggressive Casework in School Social Work: A Study of New York City Youth Board Referral Units in the Schools, 1949–1959" (1961). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31096989.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31096989
