For this discussion, discuss how the New Deal and Social Security Act impacted the social work profession.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- How did the Social Security Act change the ways in which the social work profession operated?
- How did the New Deal and the Social Security Act impact different socioeconomic groups? To what extent were these impacts equitable?
- What are the differences between the functional and diagnostic orientations to social work practice?
- Reflect on what, if any, evidence there was of considerations that would today be related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and how that might be impacting current social work policies and practices.
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