1898-1998 100 Years of Professional Social Work Centennial Index

Centennial at a Glance

• NASW Centennial Plan
• Centennial Calendar

Centennial Messages

• Centennial messages from NASW
• International Birthday Greeting from Germany
• Northeastern State University Signs Letter of Intent With University of Kaluga, Russia
• Message from Hunterdon Development Center Social Workers, New Jersey
• Message from Gaston Memorial Hospital

Centennial Social Work Leaders and Pioneers

Centennial Leaders

• Addams' Work Laid the Foundation
• Whitney Young Sought Economic Justice
• Jeannette Rankin Put Profession’s Ethics Into Politics
• The Economist Turned Advocate--Edward Thomas Devine
• Hopkins Led Nation's Relief Effort
• Indian Child Welfare Act Is Her Legacy

Centennial Social Work Pioneers

NASW Foundation Social Work Pioneers

Centennial Activities, Events, and Special Projects

• Jane Addams Proposed for Obverse of the New $1 Coin
  • Jane Addams $1: NASW and CSWE Proposal
  • Jane Addams $1: NASW and CSWE Proposal Presentation
  • Jane Addams $1: Process and Results

• National Decentralized Centennial Birthday Celebration
  • National Centennial Birthday Celebration
  • Happy 100th Birthday Card, Profession of Social Work!
  • Legislative Action for the National Centennial Birthday Celebration and Birthday Card

• Social Work Centennial Commemorative Celebration, April 5, 1998
  • Speeches
    • Child of the Past
    • Child of the Future
    • Jane Addams
    • Fallen Heroes
    • Whitney Moore Young, Jr.
    • Celebration of Children
    • Jeanette Rankin
  • Program
  • Fallen Heroes: Social Workers Killed in Action
  • Prevention of Violence against Social Workers, by NASW Massachusetts Chapter

• Milestones in the Development of Social Work and Social Welfare
  • Social Work Milestones: An Introduction
  • Social Work Milestones: 1750 BC to 1700s AD
  • Social Work Milestones: 1800s
  • Social Work Milestones: 1900 to 1949
  • Social Work Milestones: 1950 to Present

• NASW Centennial Collection
  • Celebrate! Commemorate! Act! — A Moment In American History —By Josephine Nieves, NASW Executive Director
  • Submit Social Work Lore to the NASW Centennial Collection; Suggestions on Contributing to the NASW Centennial Collection; Centennial Collection Contribution Form
  • NASW Centennial Collection Donation Celebration: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution -- Invitation and Program
  • NASW Centennial Collection Donation Celebration Speeches
    • Josephine A. V. Allen
    • Josephine Nieves
    • Ruth Knee
  • NASW Centennial Collection Donation (Smithsonian Institution) List
  • NASW Centennial Collection List

NASW Centennial Photograph Album

• Centennial Commemorative Event
• NASW National Office Celebrates
• Social Work Organizations Celebrate
• NASW Centennial Collection for the National Museum of American History -- Smithsonian Institution
• Social Work Summit

Historical Links

• Visit the NASW California Chapter's Centennial News
• See the Social Work History Station
• Other Social Work History sites

Centennial Resources

The "Centennial Idea Booklet" was created for members of NASW. It was put on the web for use by all social workers as an NASW birthday gift to the profession. You will find press releases, public service announcements, a sample letter to the editor, and talking points to assist you when talking to the media or making special presentations. These materials can be adapted to non-centennial years as well!

• 100 Years of Professional Social Work
• Historical Talking Points
• Activities to Celebrate the Centennial
• Contacting the Media
• Sample Proclamation for March 1998 Social Work Month with instructions for its use
• Sample Letter to the Editor
• Sample Press Release
• Sample Event Press Release
• Sample PSA
• See Centennial Products
• Social Work Myth Busters
• NASW Fact Sheet