Social Work and Change, social science homework help

As you begin to find your place in the social work profession, it is important to know and appreciate its history. In order to gain some context, you can study individuals who influenced the development of the field, and you can also acquire historical information about how societies have responded to those in need.

For this Assignment, select one individual from the following list of important historical figures in social work.

Jane Addams	Florence Kelley	Ida M. Cannon
Grace Abbott	Janie Porter Barrett	Ellen Gates Starr
Frances Perkins	Mary Richmond	Richard Cabot
Josephine Shaw Lowell	George Edmund Haynes	Lugenia Burns Hope
Sophonisba Breckinridge	Lillian Wald	Harry Hopkins
Birdye Henrietta Haynes

Your document should

Outline the individuals path to working in the social work field.
Describe the most important contribution(s) of the individual to the field.
Explain how the study of this individual would inform your practice as a social worker.
Adhere to APA conventions.

Please refer to the announcements from week one for information about expectations for your papers, which includes using APA style to prepare a well edited, 3 page paper that contains the following: a title page, abstract, page numbers, introduction, a body of the paper with in-text headings that correspond to the assignment requirements, and a conclusion that wraps up the paper for the reader.