An Examination of the Transition from Philanthropy to Professional Social Work in Ireland

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12384992
AutoresCaroline Skehill (Queen's University Belfast, autor correspondente)
Ano2000
Volume10
Fascículo6
Páginas688-704
Data de publicação2000-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoResearch on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/104973150001000602
OpenAlexW1489668195
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas10

Objective The objective of the article is to examine the way in which social work in Ireland evolved from practices of philanthropy in the late 19th century to a distinct professional strategy in the present. Results The results of archival research show that philanthropy in Ireland was provided almost exclusively by religious organizations and was constructed within a discourse of sectarianism and rivalry between the two main denominations, Catholic and Protestant, up to the 1960s. It is only in the past 30 years that social work has become firmly established as a secular strategy. Conclusions It is concluded that although social work is now clearly distinct from voluntary and religious-based social work practices, some of its present principles and practices remain continuous with its historical antecedents

Political science · Protestantism · Public relations · Rivalry · Sectarianism · Secularization · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Work (physics · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work