10 Profiles of Social Workers Assisting Those in Need

Anatomy of Gocial Work PROFILES OF 10 SOCIAL WORKERS ASSISTING THOSE IN NEED There are thousands of social workers who make a difference and an impact on people's lives every day. Following are just a few of the many who work hard to improve the world around them. MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOLISM PROGRAMS FOR ASIAN AMERICANS: SUSAN CHAN Pioneer in introducing mental health and social services to the Asian community in New York City Helped develop unique mental health and alcoholism programs for Asian Americans Established three clinics and four satellite clinics An Associate Executive Director of Hamilton Madison House Administered major settlement Operated 17 PROGRAMS 248 house in lower Manhattan with a budget of $9.5 MILLION with a total staff of FIGHTING FOR MINORITY GROUPS MARYANN MAHAFFEY Advocate for issues such improving conditions for racial and ethnic minorities, hunger, at risk children's welfare, urban issues, social work, peace issues, employment, and disabilities Worked to restore health care services for poor people as chair of Coalition for Better Health Care Expanded Detroit's healthcare benefits to include gay couples Helped to create and fund rape crisis unit Pushed for legislation that regulated homeless shelters and apartment rentals Established the First Task Force on Gay Issues at NASW SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN HEALTH CARE GERALD BEALLOR Architect of quality social work service in a healthcare setting Established standards of care emphasizing rights of AIDS patients to service without discrimination Pioneered multi-service Connected two social work assessment and referral program agencies: hospital and to assure access to entitlement neighboring community center services to THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS Enabled up to 18 students a year to get fieldwork experience in both settings Advocate of training staff on ethnic, cultural and religious differences, and associated social/emotional needs SPEAKING FOR THE PEOPLE, LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY BARBARA LEE Committed to issues that affect East Bay including education, housing, health care, environment, and HIV/AIDS Has made issue of affordable homes for families her top priority Helped secure $34 million grant from HUD for City of Oakland SUPPORTED LEGISLATION TO: Improve the quality of homeownership public housing Expand Assist opportunities for individuals and families who are homeless Introduced StudentSupport Act, which will provide $100 million over five years to hire more school counselors, social workers, and psychologists Fought to expand prescription drug coverage for seniors Introduced Universal Healthcare Act and Patient's Bill of Rights CHILD WELFARE CASEWORKER WILMA WALKER Known as an expert in child welfare and influential in defining the appropriate role of social work in society Published "Child Welfare Case Records" in 1937 Valuable resource for coming generations of child welfare workers Worked closely with underprivileged children at many local social work organizations WORKING WITH VETERANS HARRIET RINALDO Worked for Veteran's Administration Social Work Service Was responsible for recruiting hundreds of qualified social workers to fill the manpower requirements of the post-World War II VA Medical Services expansion Created rating procedures and procedures for recruitment Established job definitions and standards that influenced Civil Service requirements for other federal agencies and for state and local healthcare programs FIRST SOCIAL WORKER TO IDENTIFY CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK AS STANDARD WITHIN PERSONNEL SOCIAL WORK SCHOLAR IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES RICHARD A. CLOWARD Internationally known and a most widely read social work scholar, was a catalyst for the poor. Founded National Welfare Rights Organization in 1966 NWRO Advocated federalizing Aid to Families with Dependent Children by building local welfare rolls Co-founded Service Employees Registration and Voter Education in 1982 Created basis for the Motor Voter Act, which ensured that government would make voter registration more accessible PUBLISHED NUMEROUS BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS, AND ARTICLES "Why Americans Don't Vote: And Why Politicians Want It That Way" "Poor People's Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail" "The Breaking of the American Social Compact". "Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare" PROVIDING HEALTHCARE FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN ELIZABETH LAW WATKINS Published numerous works in public health and social work MAIN CAREER FOCUS: DOCTORAL RESEARCH: making high quality the motivation of Afro-American healthcare available to women seeking prenatal care at Boston City Hospital children and minority women In North Carolina, examined issues influencing perinatal outcomes of migrant farm worker women and the growth and development of their infants and children Developed demonstration projects to provide continuity of care as migrant women traveled from state to state Traveled United States encouraging development of higher standards in public health social work ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY INSTITUTIONS ABRAHAM NOVICK Was superintendent of Hudson School for Girls, New York Largely responsible for introducing issues and concepts of distinction between institutional programs for juvenile boys and those for juvenile girls WROTE REGARDING FEMALE JUVENILE DELINGQUENT AND HOW FEMALE DELINGUENCY REFLECTS PRACTICES OF SOCIAL WORK FIELD WAR ON POVERTY SANFORD KRAVITZ Influential career as social worker WORKED UNDER ATTORNEY DESIGNED COMMUNITY ACTION GENERAL ROBERT KENNEDY PROGRAM IN ECONOMIC ONLY SOCIAL WORKER IN OPPORTUNITY ACT (POVERTY PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S TASK FORCE ON POVERTY PROGRAM) In 1964, visited cities to interpret poverty legislation and to enlist political support SENT TO INDIA ON BEHALF OF THE DEPT OF STATE TO ASSIST INDIAN UNIVERSITIES TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Improved housing conditions for migrant workers Led new foundation programs in foster care, education, rural community development, food programs, Native American housing, and early childhood education SOURCES: http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/c/chan_s.html http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/m/mahaffey.html http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/b/GeraldBeallor.htm http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/Vlee_b.html http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/w/walker.html http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/t/rinaldo.htm http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/c/cloward.htm http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/w/watkins.htm http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/n/novick.html http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/k/kravitz.html MANDEL SCHOOL OF From CWRU/MSASS APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES CASE WESTERN RESERVE Online MSSA Program UNIVERSITY http://socialworkdegree.case.edu