One hundred years of social work: a history of the profession in English Canada, 1900-2000

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One Hundred Years of Social Work is the first comprehensive history of social work as a profession in English Canada. Organized chronologically, it provides a critical and compelling look at the internal struggles and debates in the social work profession over the course of a century and investigates the responses of social workers to several important events. A central theme in the book is the long-standing struggle of the professional association (the Canadian Association of Social Workers) and individual social workers to reconcile advancement of professional status with the promotion social action. The book chronicles the early history of the secularization and professionalization of social work and examines social workers roles during both world wars, the Depression, and in the era of postwar reconstruction. It includes sections on civil defence, the Cold War, unionization, social work education, regulation of the profession, and other key developments up to the end of the twentieth century. Draw. Fragmentation of Social Work Bodies -- Social Work Theory and the Question of Theoretical Robustness -- Losing Our Historical Roots in the Peace Movement -- Moving Forward -- Maintaining and Improving Solidarity -- Fighting for Control over Our Work -- Returning to Our Legacy of Resistance -- Reinvigorating Our Theory Base -- Promoting Social and Economic Justice, Not Charity -- Note -- APPENDIX A CASW Branches, 1927 -- 58 -- APPENDIX B CASW Presidents, 1926 -- 2001.