{"product_id":"one-hundred-years-of-social-work-a-history-of-the-profession-in-english-canada-1900-2000-9781554581863","title":"One Hundred Years of Social Work: A History of the Profession in English Canada, 1900-2000","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Social Work\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Drawing on extensive archival research as well as personal interviews and secondary literature, the authors provide strong academic evidence of a profession that has endured many important changes and continues to advocate for a just society and a responsive social welfare state. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Social Work\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to social workers, social work students and educators, social historians, professional associations and anyone interested in understanding the complex nature of people and institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTherese Jennissen\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the area of social policy and social welfare\/social work history at Carleton University. She has published work on the gender dimensions of occupational health and safety in the workplace, workers compensation in Canada, and women and social policy. With Colleen Lundy, she has published on the impact of economic transformations on women in Cuba and Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420065435922,"sku":"9781554581863","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd0df542-3387-4573-ac84-d70d0b08dbde.jpg?v=1729488919","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-hundred-years-of-social-work-a-history-of-the-profession-in-english-canada-1900-2000-9781554581863","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}