Social Work Month -- March
In honor of Social Work month, I wanted to make a blog post about social work and why it means so much to me. National Social Work month, observed throughout March, uplifts the social workers of our country and celebrates their constant contributions to our society. First, I want to share a little bit of the history of social work and how it has become the profession it has become today. Since the first social work class was offered in the summer of 1898 at Columbia University, social workers have led the way developing private and charitable organizations to serve people in need. Social workers continue to address the needs of society and bring our nation's social problems to the public attention. Today, Americans enjoy many privileges because early social workers saw miseries and injustices and took action, inspiring others along the way. Many of the benefits we take for granted came about because of social workers-- working with families and institutions-- spoke out again...