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This is a 3 page paper which discusses the role of Sarah Collins Ferenandes in social work as it developed into a recognized profession in the early 1900s.
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in the settlement houses of Boston, Hartford, Chicago and New York in 1906 and is now a recognized student support service in schools across the country. Other forms of
social work also had their beginnings in the eastern part of the United States, but today have spread to every corner not only of the United States but also around
the world. BACKGROUND OF THE NEED FOR SOCIAL ASSISTANCE The inner city world of the late 1800s and into the early 1900s was one of despair, poverty, and often times
hunger for many of the individuals who found themselves in the slums of the large cities. This time in history was a difficult time for anyone, let along a
woman who was trying to improve conditions for those around her and especially if that woman was an African American. Multiculturalism was a relevant and a significant factor in America
of that era. From 1880 to 1920, American experienced expediential growth when hundreds of immigrants from southern, central and Eastern Europe arrived each day (Meares, 1999). In addition,
many African Americans who had had their roots in the southern portion of the United States were now moving north. Due to the rapid influx of so many different cultures,
little was done to assimilate these different cultures and little was done to help the new city population to understand and deal with their values, beliefs and behavioral norms when
they could not readily join into the new environment. THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE INDIVIDUAL - SARAH A COLLINS FERNANDIS Sarah A. Collins Fernandis became the first African-American female to be
hired as a social worker for a public welfare agency in Maryland (Crouse et al 2006). In that role, she became an icon not only for professional social work,
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