It is September, and time for newly enrolled BSW students to begin their Introduction to Social Work Courses.  One of the most difficult aspects of teaching beginning students is getting them interested and involved in the historical background of social work and social welfare.  Since this issue of the Update focuses on history, here are some online resources on social work and social welfare history that might be useful in your teaching.  Some are very attractively done, and include graphics and historical photos.  Best of all, these are free resources available to you and your students. 

(http://www.ssw.umich.edu/ongoing/fall2001/briefhistory.html)

General Fact Sheets:  Social Work History

(http://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/features/general/history.asp)

History of Columbia University School of Social Work

(http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/welcome/history.html)

History of Social Work

(http://www.emich.edu/public/swk/BSW/timeline.htm)

Jane Addams

(http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_addams.htm)

Jane Addams Hull House Museum

(http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/hull_house.html)

NASW Code of Ethics

(http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/code.asp)

1989 to 1998:  100 Years of

Professional Social Work Centennial Calendar

(http://www.socialworkers.org/profession/centennial/calendar.htm)

Picture History:  Social Workers and Reformers

(http://www.picturehistory.com/find/c/244/p/14/mcms.html)

Settlement Houses

(http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_settlement_houses.htm)

School Social Work:  A History

(http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/sservices/swhist.htm)

Social Welfare History

(http://www.plu.edu/~libr/web/socialwork.html)

Social Welfare History Archives

(http://special.lib.umn.edu/swha/)

Social Welfare History Station

(http://www.boisestate.edu/socwork/dhuff/XX.htm)

Social Welfare Information

(http://www.tntech.edu/history/welfare.html)

Social Work History Links

(http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/socwork/history.htm)

Social Work in the US

(http://faculty.luther.edu/~fauxtama/histproj/histswus.htm)

The Social Work History Online Time Line

(http://www.gnofn.org/~jill/swhistory/)

What Is the History of Social Work? 

(http://www.acsw.ab.ca/resources/faq/faq2)