SWRK 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Workhouse, Hull House, Settlement Movement
24 Feb 2016
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Through great depression church was focal point for services in 20th century. Church would step in after family would fail to support services. People that couldn"t find work and were able to. Received: out door relief but not indoors besides for almshouse. received: outdoor relief and indoor relief. Groups of workers that get together union. The aid received (welfare) needs to be lower than lowest paying job. Reason for eligibility is to encourage people to work. Knowing your values and belief system in order to help your clients. Using technical models to figure out who is in need or not. Collect the data have diagnosis make an intervention plan for family. If you help one generation is making it worst. Jane adams founded most popular hull house a settlement house. Roots of social work in religious congregation members participation in poverty relief (ex: montreal"s city mission, salvation army etc. ) social rights for men and for women were unequal.
