The Visually Handicapped Child: A Study of Four Visually Handicapped Children in Foster Care Under Supervision of the Angel Guardian Home, 1964
Abstract
Background of the Study: From the beginning of time there have been children who could not be cared for by their parents. Children orphaned by death of parents or unwanted by disturbed parents have long been the wards of relatives, friends, or of the State. The original colonists in the United States brought with them the Elizabethan concept of child welfare, which has undergone much alteration since that time. The development of foster home care came about with the awareness of the need to preserve a home-like environment. Organized service in the United States began in 1875 with the founding of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. It is interesting to note that animal protection was organized in that city in 1866, "thus antedating protection of children by nine years. The famous case of Mary Ellen precipitated the founding of the society and thus began the development of a more aware public. The Children's Aid Society developed in the same period, placing homeless children in private homes under supervision.
Subject Area
Social work|Psychology|Social research
Recommended Citation
Tierney, Patricia Anne, "The Visually Handicapped Child: A Study of Four Visually Handicapped Children in Foster Care Under Supervision of the Angel Guardian Home, 1964" (1964). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097094.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097094
