Overview

First published in 1962, From Charity to Social Work is the story of the evolution of social work in England and the United States from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. Beginning with the origins of casework, group work, and community organisation in nineteenth-century England, it traces the process by which ideas and concepts preached and practiced in the Old World were transplanted to the New World. There, subject to different influences and interpretations, these concepts underwent a transformation into something richer than what had existed in England. Thus transformed, these ideas and concepts were transmitted in the twentieth century back to the land of their origin, enriching the theory and practice of social work from which they had originally sprung.

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Reviews of the first publication: ‘The history of this change is a fascinating one and Miss Woodroofe has described it well…Miss Woodroofe demonstrates clearly how the development of social work is intimately connected with attitudes towards poverty and individual responsibility’. — New Society ‘Generally well written and well documented, the volume presents a readable account of social work developments in two English-speaking countries. Certain chapters reflect excellent historical research, especially the one dealing with Mary Richmond. On the whole some of the content is new and what is not new is presented in a manner that makes for recall of a critical period in welfare history.’ — Norris E. Class, Social Work, Volume 8, Issue 3

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