Social Work an Historic Perspective

• B.E in Mechanical Engineering (2017)
• 1 year Experience in Teaching in Social Sector
• 2 year Exp in CHILDLINE INDIA FOUNDATION Project of Ministry of Women and Child Dev
• Master of Social Work (MSW) Duel Degree
➢Medical and Psychiatric
➢Community Development (CD)



-Piyush Asho
Email: socialworkerguider@gm




INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION

, INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL
WORK PROFESSION
Module – 2 Social Work an Historic Perspective

History of social welfare and development of social work in western
and eastern countries: USA – UK - Canada – Japan - China and India
social vision and contributions of modern social reformers: Gandhian
ideologies - Mahatma Phule - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - Swami Vivekanand



INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION

, The Elizabethan Poor Law 1601
• The Poor Law of 1601 was a codification of the preceding po
relief legislation. The statute represented the final form of p
law legislation in England after three generations of political
religious, and economic changes that required government
action.
• The Poor Law of 1601 set the pattern of public relief under
governmental responsibility for Great Britain for 300 years. I
established the principle that the local community, namely t
parish, had to organize and finance poor relief for its residen
The overseers of the poor administered the poor law in the
parish.

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION