Sponsor
Portland State University. Dept of Social Work.
Date of Award
6-1-1970
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Physical Description
1 online resource (iv, 42 leaves)
Subjects
Edgefield Lodge (Troutdale, Or.), St. Mary's Home (Beaverton, Or.)
DOI
10.15760/etd.933
Abstract
This paper traces over time changes in concepts of child care using two care centers in Oregon as examples. Early in the twentieth century, the ideas of the time stressed the need to institutionalize dependent , neglected, and retarded children in a setting which focused on simple custodial care. The lack of environmental stimulation was evident. With the advances in the nation’s social, economic, and medical services in midcentury, besides the advances in technology, attitudes started to change which stressed the importance of care-giving institutions such as foster homes, child clinics and mental health facilities as well as specialized residential care for more disturbed or delinquent children. Child care has improved greatly because of the greater availability of both federal and state funds for private and public institutions and the increased use of diagnostic centers. One of the significant results from this change in simply housing children in need to housing and treating them in multifaceted and environmentally improved care facilities is the stimulus given to constantly develop and innovate knowledge and methods in the care of children.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9108
Recommended Citation
Grant, Helen Paula, "The influence of tradition on the process of organizational change; a study of two Oregon child care centers: Edgefield Lodge, Troutdale, and St. Mary's Home for Boys, Beaverton" (1970). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 933.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/933
10.15760/etd.933
Description
Portland State University. Dept of Social Work.