/socialwork/taxonomy/term/350/all en /socialwork/about/history <h2><strong>The Roots of Social Work Education</strong></h2> <p><span>In 1897, at a conference of Charities and Correction in Toronto, Mary Richmond, </span><span>delivered a paper titled “The Need for a Training School of Applied Philanthropy”</span><sup>1</sup><span>. In this presentation, she stated that if those doing social work were to become an effective force in the solution of social problems and the development of community organizations, there was a need for an educational system specifically for social workers.</span></p> Mon, 02 May 2011 16:21:15 +0000 yong.feng@mcgill.ca 41 at /socialwork