Date of Award
Spring 5-15-1998
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
First Advisor
Michael Schock
Second Advisor
Beverly Stadum
Third Advisor
Tony Bibus
Abstract
This historical analysis seeks to inform current
debate in child welfare practice through analysis of the
development of child protection work in the United States
during the Progressive Era. Analysis of case records and
social work debate suggests a shift occurred in the
intervention strategy used by social workers in their
approach to child protective work. Social workers shifted
from a social control model to a casework intervention
strategy in protective work. Case records from the
Children's Protective Society of Hennepin County in the
1920s depict a combination of both intervention strategies
being utilized simultaneously.
Identifier
SC 11.MSW.1998.Goldfarb.MJ
Recommended Citation
Goldfarb, Michael J., "Emerging Trends in Child Protective Work During the Progressive Era 1909-1929: Local Experience in a National Context" (1998). Theses and Graduate Projects. 736.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/736