Homer Folks Pioneer in Social Welfare / Walter I. Trattner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trattner, Walter I., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1968]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A study of the life, thought, and achievements of Homer Folks, a humanitarian who has made significant contributions to the field social work, as well as a history of social work as it relates to Folks.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

1. Education

2. Child Welfare-The Apprenticeship

3. Child Welfare-Maturity

4. Public Office

5. Juvenile Courts and Child Labor

6. Saving Babies and Preserving the Family

7. Mental Health

8. Social Thought

9. Public Health-Tuberculosis

10. American Red Cross

11. More Public Health

12. Social Security

13. Statesman Emeritus

Notes

Bibliographical Essay

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231883825

023188382X

OCLC:

1100429421