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Elizabethan Poor Laws
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Settlement Act
Required every person to be enrolled as a resident in some parish somewhere. -
London Founding Hospital
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Establishment of Alms
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Industrialization
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Napoleonic Code
New and more humane approach to western society's thinking about Criminal Justice for kids -
Elizabeth Fry
Angel of the Prisons -
Thomas Chalmers
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Opium
was widely used; available at grocery stores and over the counter -
New York Children's Aid Society
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"Drain the City"
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Jean Henri Dunant
the birth of the Red Cross and Red Crescent -
Octavia Hill
Social housing and home visits -
Freedman's Bureau
First Federal poverty program -
Massachusetts
First formal position for Probation Work -
Beginning of foster/adoption programs in U.S.
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Protective Services
Became formally known - the case of Mary Ellen Wilson helped to establish it -
The General Allotment Act
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Elmira Reformatory
Located in NY, first correctional system in the U.S. to experiment -
Boston
Provided probationary supervision for adult offenders -
Arnold Toynbee
University Settlement -
Jane Addams
Settlement work in North America -
First Pension Plan
in Germany -
Hull House
helped immigrants who came to the city in great numbers to work -
Lady Almoner
was stationed at the Royal Free Hospital -
The Curtis Act
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Joseph Rowntree
a dynasty of philanthropy and research on social problems -
Mary Richmond
Founder of social casework -
Juvenile courts were established
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Social Workers try to fix social problems with programs
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Life Expectancy
Only at 47 years old -
40 states enacted Mother's Pensions
1900-1930 -
Massachusetts General Hospital
Richard Cabot asked Ida Cannon to join the staff -
Hartley House and Greenwich House
They provide social, educational, and recreational services -
Mary Antionette Cannon
A social worker, who helped develop medical social work -
Britain Pension Plan
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Federal Children's Bureau created
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American Association of Hospital Social Workers
Later renamed: American Association of Medical Social Workers -
Sigmund Freud writings accepted
Founder of psychoanalysis -
Social Workers try and fix problems by working with individuals
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First U.S. Pension Plan
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Sheppard-Towner Infancy and Maternity Act
Later terminated in 1929 -
Native Americans granted full U.S. citizenship
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American Association of Psychiartric Social Workers
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Alice Salomon
Internationalization of social work education -
Great Depression
Economic Depression in the U.S.
1929-1939 -
Social casework is introduced into the U.S. Bureau of Prison
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Frances Perkins
Social work by proxy of social policy -
Indian Reorganization Act
Often called, "Indian New Deal" -
Alcoholics Anonymous
Emergence of self help groups -
Social Security Act
provides social insurance, public assistance and health & welfare services -
Expansion of SSA
Now includes widows and children -
Alcoholics Anonymous
In 1939, about 100 people belonged to AA, now it is estimated around two million members -
Kenneth Pray
Clarified the role of social case work in prisons with his writing -
National Mental Health Act
Made the mental health of people a federal priority -
Eilieen Younghusband
The importance of high standards for social work education -
Florence Poole
Significant in school social work -
Expansion of SSA
Now includes disabled, agricultural & domestic workers -
Founding of the NASW
Also known as: National Association of Social Workers -
Nathan E. Cohen
Became first president of the NASW -
American Medical Association
Now proclaims alcoholism as a disease -
OASi
Extends unemployment insurance to those with disabilities -
Setting of Social Work Values
Also known as: Social Work Code of Ethics -
Increased employment for school social workers
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War on Poverty
Introduced by former president Lyndon Johnson -
Disabilities Rights Movements began
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NASW creates ACSW
Also known as: Academy of Certified Social Workers -
One third of Americans were poor
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First White House Conference of Aging
Under former President Eisenhower -
The Community Mental Health Centers Contruction Act
Drastically altered the delivery of mental health services. Initiated by President John F. Kennedy -
Food Stamp vouchers authorized
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Economic Opportunity Act
Authorized the formation of local Community Action Agencies as part of the War on Poverty -
Civil Rights Act
Outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin -
Exapansion of SSA
Adds Medicare and Medicaid -
Older Americans Act
Provides more assistance to the elderly -
Immigration Act
Established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the U.S. -
Formal Legal Processes initiated in juvenile courts
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Developmental Disabilities Act
Also known as: Lanterman Act, is an important piece of legislation -
NASW creates the Educational Legislative Action Network
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THe Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
In 1970, they reclassified substances -
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
is a refundable tax credit for low to moderate income working individuals and couples, particularly with children -
The Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Law
It now recognizes alcoholism as an illness in need of treatment -
"War on Drugs"
Nixon initiated this, it increased the criminal penalty for drug dealing -
SSI was added to the SSA
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Roe v. Wade
Landmark decision issued by U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions -
Rehabilitation Act
Happened after the Vietnam War ended -
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
is a Federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues -
Juvenile and Delinquency Act
Discontinues sending children to jail for small crimes -
Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
defined developmental disability to include specific conditions. (i.e. mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, etc.) -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
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Individuals with Disabilites Education Act (IDEA)
is a federal law that requires schools to serve the educational needs of eligible students with disabilities -
Title XX added to SSA
financial assistance for services -
Hyde Amendment
is a legislative provision barring the use of federal funds to pay for abortion EXCEPT - to save the life of the woman, or if the pregnancy arises from incest or rape -
The Indian Child Welfare Act
a response to a crisis involving American Indian and Alaskan Native children, families, and tribes. -
National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI)
dedicated to building better lives by those affected by mental illness -
Federal Mental Health Systems Act
Provided grants to community health centers -
Omnibus Budget Reconcilation Act
Provides continuing coverage of groups health benefits to employees and their families upon the occurrence of certain qualifying events where such coverage would otherwise be terminated -
Woek Incentive Program Eliminated
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Family Support Act
forces poor parents to go to work -
Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA)
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Environmental Alliance of Senior Involvement (EASI)
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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Expanded, to help create support services -
Healthy Security Act
Former President Bill Clinton enacted -
Oregon
Passed Death with Dignity Act -
Family Medical Leave Act
entitles eligible employees to take unpaid leave for specific family or medical reasons -
TANF is enacted
Also known as: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families -
Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act
Reduces the concentration of poverty in public housing -
Elimination of Bilingual Education from public schools in California
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National Family Caregiver Support
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No Child Left Behind/ Every Student Succeeds Act
signed by George Bush, former President -
Pension Protection Act
to protect retirement accounts and to hold companies that have underfunded existing pension accounts accountable. -
Contraceptive Pill Ruling
FDA approves -
Late-term Abortion
Supreme Court ruling; 5-4 decision -
New Standards by NASW
NASW developed new Standards for School Social Work Services to help guide Social Workers in their difficulties in modern times -
Mental Health Parity and Addiciton Equity Act
Generally prevents group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide mental health or substance use disorder. -
The Recession
General economic decline -
Washington
Established Death with Dignity Act -
Montana
Established Death with Dignity Act -
Baby Boomers
reached 65 years of age -
Fair Sentencing Act
reduced the disparity between offenses for crack and powder cocaine from 100:1 to 18:1 -
Affordable Care Act
Obama passed when he comes into office -
United States v. Windsor
a landmark civil rights case -
Plan B ruling
makes Plan B available over the counter -
Vermont
Established Death with Dignity Act -
SNAP
Program reduces meal cost from 1.70/meal to 1.40/meal -
HUD
New proposal to improve care and safety of older adults in homes -
Obergefell v. Hodge
Legalization of gay marriage -
Repeal of Bilingual Education
The 1998 California ruling is repealed - making it available for bilingual education in schools -
California and Colorado
Established Death with Dignity Act -
Obama bans solidarity confinement for child prisoners in federal prisons
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Life Expectancy
Grew up to 78 years of age