child welfare truck, c. 1922
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Board of Health child welfare truck, c. 1922 Wis.
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The Social Worker
In 1921, at a Milwaukee conference, the American Association of Social Workers was established. This movement toward a more professional approach evolved throughout the early decades of the 20th century.
The complexity of modern life and the social ills associated with city growth were thought too daunting for the traditional untrained charity worker. The social work profession devised standards and training and advocated social research and scientific methods.
While such professionalism lead to more consistent and focused care for individuals in need, much of the reformist zeal and desire for social change, so vital in the 19th century, fell by the wayside.
