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The rise of social work in public mental health through aftercare of people with serious mental illness
- Authors:
- VOURLEKIS Betsy Schaefer, EDINBURGH Golda, KNEE Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 43(6), November 1998, pp.567-575.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Discusses how 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. 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.