Carel B. Germain

Carel Bailey Germain (born October 23, 1916 in San Francisco , USA ; † August 3, 1995 in Avon , Connecticut , USA) was an American social scientist and researcher in the field of social work .

Life

She was born on October 23rd to Thomas J. Bailey and Lera Bailey. Germain received her first business degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1937 . She then also worked in this industry. In 1941 she married Wiliam Germain. The marriage resulted in two daughters. In 1961 , she earned her Masters Degree in Social Work ( MSW ) from Columbia University School of Social Work . She then worked as a professor and author in the same field. In 1971 she received her doctorate in social work ( DSW ) where she had previously completed her Mater degree .

She taught for several years at the University of Maryland , Columbia University, and then the University of Connecticut from 1979 until retirement in 1987.

For her services, Germain was awarded an honorary doctorate from Smith College in 1993.

In 1981 she was named Social Worker of the Year by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Foundation .

Act

Germain is seen as one of the most important figureheads and thinkers in social work. She is known for her extensive academic work and research into human behavior in the social environment. Germain founded the ecological approach to these issues and thus the so-called life model . These ideas began to develop while she was working at Columbia University in the mid-1970s, and later in collaboration with Alex Gridman .

Traditionally, the theory and practice of social work are based u. a. based on the findings of Sigmund Freud . Usually, however, only the individual and his family are considered, but not so much his relationship to the rest of the environment. In social work there was no model for these environmental and cultural influences. Germain laid the foundation for this together with lattice man. Both the individual and the environment can only be understood together, as a unified system, through their relationship to one another. Both parts are constantly influencing each other.

Accordingly, it offered university courses that focused on the economic approach to social work (theory and practice). She was also well versed in the history of social work.

Works

Germain wrote a total of seven books, published in specialist journals and was popular for lectures.

Her most famous works are:

The Life Model of Social Work Practice from 1980 , together with Alex gridman
Human Behavior in the Social Environment: An ecological View from 1991

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Biographical Note at Carel Bailey Germain Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Entry by Carel B. Germain in the directory of the NASW Foundation, Washington DC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Germain, Carel B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Germain, Carel Bailey (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American social scientist and researcher in the field of social work
DATE OF BIRTH	October 23, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Francisco , USA
DATE OF DEATH	August 3, 1995
Place of death	Avon , Connecticut , USA

[smith-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Biographical Note at Carel Bailey Germain Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

[nasw-2] Entry by Carel B. Germain in the directory of the NASW Foundation, Washington DC. Retrieved June 18, 2017.