How Social Work Changed For The Better From The 1960s Till...

How has social work evolved or changed for the better from the 1960s till present time? According to (Dulmus Sowers, 2012, p.106), the history of social work is one of an old religiously grounded ethos of offering, aid and comfort. This shows that social work has been around for quite a long time, helping the unfortunate and it has developed more throughout these past centuries. The profession was largely shaped by Westerns idea and events. (Chenoweth McAuliffe, 2015, p.32). The ideas and events included could have been war, poverty and other social reforms. That is when social welfare was needed to give aid and help solve these issues. Social work largely expanded in England in the 16th during the Elizabethan poor laws and later on in America between 17 and 18th century (Dulmus Sowers, p.6). This essay is going to focus on how social work has evolved or changed for the better from the 1960s till present. During the 1960s, social work was still in progress in America. Many employees of social work were sent to graduate school of social work to get a master’s degree. This meant that social work was developing and it was being recognised as a real profession and that gave social workers a chance and opportunity to shows their skills. 1960s was a decade of Civil rights for African Americans as Martin Luther King Jr accompanied by Rosa Parks fought for the ‘institutionalised and ingrained prejudice and won the 1965 civil rights act’ (Dulmus Sowers, p.27). These famousShow MoreRelatedThe Black Slave Codes, Jim Crow Laws, And Color Line1376 Words   |  6 Pagesago. â€Å"IT IS NO ACCIDENT that the pivotal Supreme Court decision launching the modern civil rights movement was an education case -- the 1954 Brown v. 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