Vourlekis B S, Edinburg G, Knee R
Department of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21250, USA.
Soc Work. 1998 Nov;43(6):567-75. doi: 10.1093/sw/43.6.567.
In the early years of the 20th century, social work's practice boundaries expanded to include direct work with people with the most serious mental illnesses through the function of aftercare. Using complementary and mutually reinforcing efforts to promote social reform in the care of people with mental illness and then to provide that care directly, the young social work profession established its presence in the emerging public mental health field and significantly broadened prevailing standards of acceptable care. This article presents a historical case analysis of the early events contributing to the identification of social work with aftercare and illustrates processes of creating professional "place" while influencing public perception of social needs relevant for the profession's continued growth and influence in the current reconfiguration of human services systems.
在20世纪初，社会工作的实践边界得以扩展，通过善后护理功能，将直接与患有最严重精神疾病的人群开展工作纳入其中。年轻的社会工作专业通过相辅相成、相互强化的努力，推动精神疾病患者护理方面的社会改革，进而直接提供这种护理，在新兴的公共心理健康领域确立了自身地位，并显著拓宽了普遍认可的护理标准。本文对促成社会工作与善后护理相结合的早期事件进行了历史案例分析，并阐述了创建专业“空间”的过程，同时影响公众对与该专业在当前人类服务系统重构中持续发展及影响力相关的社会需求的认知。
