Washington Arcticle

Washington Article

1 . Who was Forrester B . Washington and what were his accomplishments (2 points

Forrester B Washington had raised voice through his publications and activities against unequal treatment of colored people particularly African American or Negroes . He had worked as Director of Negro Work in the Federal Emergency Relief Administration . His article The Need and Education of Negro Social Workers ' published on Journal of Negro Education , January , 1935 addresses different issues of Negro social worker at that point of time

2 . In what year did Dean Washington write this

article and what was important event was taking place at that time (2 points

This article was written in 1935 . This period was witnessing a transitional phase on various fronts like economic conditions , social inequalities , unemployment and changing social conditions . Negro community was the worst victim of all kind of crisis and problems due to their lowest position in the society . The growing role of social workers to support these communities was identified in this article

3 . In what way , according to Dean Washington , are social workers like mechanics and physicians (2 points

Mechanics take care of the proper functioning of equipments and machineries whereas physician takes care of the health of the community In the similar way , social workers take care of the social health and proper functioning of the community . This includes supporting education ensuring the isolated member of the community is brought back to the streamline , helping individuals to streamline their lives

4 . Why , according to Dean...