How can a social worker become legitimate? Mary Richmond’s reply to Abraham Flexner
Gravière, Lilian
How can a social worker become legitimate? Mary Richmond’s reply to Abraham Flexner - 2014.
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This article aims to show that Mary E. Richmond’s work was strongly motivated by her desire to legitimate the social worker as a professional. Responding to Abraham Flexner’s criticisms, she developed a comprehensive strategy which made reference to Andrew Abbott’s notion of a system of professions. The development of the method of social casework is the central feature of this strategy. The author asks whether the professionalizing model, distinctive to twentieth-century social work, is historically sustainable.
How can a social worker become legitimate? Mary Richmond’s reply to Abraham Flexner - 2014.
4
This article aims to show that Mary E. Richmond’s work was strongly motivated by her desire to legitimate the social worker as a professional. Responding to Abraham Flexner’s criticisms, she developed a comprehensive strategy which made reference to Andrew Abbott’s notion of a system of professions. The development of the method of social casework is the central feature of this strategy. The author asks whether the professionalizing model, distinctive to twentieth-century social work, is historically sustainable.
Réseaux sociaux