Social Work and Social Reform

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1、\SocialWorkandSocialReforrmAnArenaofStruggJeJMimiAhramovitzTheprofessionofsocialworkhasthepotentialbothtomeetindividualneedsandtoengageinsocialchange.However,theprofession'spositionbetweentheindividualandsocietyoftenforcespractitionerstochoosebetweenadj

2、ustingpeopleandprogramstocircumstancesorchallengingthestatusquo.Thetwinpressuresofcontainmentandchangehavemadesocialworkanarenaofstrugglesinceitsoriginsinthelate19thcentury.Inhonorofsocialwork'scentennial,thisarticleexaminesthesourcesoftheprofession'spro

3、changemandateandthestructuralfactorsthatlimitsocialwork'sabilitytopledgeitselftothisstancepermanentlyandrecommendssomestepssocialworkerscantaketorecommittheprofessiontogreateractivism.Specialattentionisgiventodocumentingthelongbutlargelyignoredhistoryofs

4、ocialworkactivism.Keywords:activism;history;professionalism;socialreform;socialworkhetwinpressuresofcontainmentandthistensionbecomescriticallyimportant,be-Tchangehaveplaguedsocialworksinceitscausewithitcomesopportunityforchange.originsinthelate19thcentur

5、y.Thepro-Thecentennialgivesoccasiontocelebra-fessioncanboastofalonghistoryofprogres-tions,criticalreviews,andfuturevisionsforthesiveactivismdirectedtoindividualandsocialprofession.Inthisspirit,thisarticlereviewsthechange.Atthesametime,observerswithinandh

6、istoryofactivisminsocialworkinaframe-outsidesocialworkhaveoftenaccusedthepro-workoftherelationshipbetweensocialworkfessionofservingasahandmaidenofthestatusandsocialreformasanarenaofstruggle.Mostquo.Thiscontradictionhasmadethesocialhistoriesofsocialworkpr

7、esentthestorychro-workprofessionasiteofongoingstruggle.Al-nologically.Iusethehistorytobringtheactivistthoughoftendifficult,thebattlestheprofessionstrugglesinsocialworkintoboldrelief.Morehasenduredhaveensuredthatsocialworkspecifically,Ihavedevelopedthreep

8、arallelnar-practicewithindividuals,families,groups,andrativescenteredonsocialworkasanarenaofcommunitiesisneitherhandeddownfromstruggle:(1)thelargelyuntoldhistoryofactiv-abovenorwritteninstone.Rather,thedesignismintheprofes