Ida Cannon Contribution
SOWC 6000 Week 2 Assignment: Ida Cannon
Corina Hopkins
Introduction
The following paper reflects on the life of Ida Cannon and the contributions that she made to the field of medical social work. Cannon helped develop medical social work as we now know it. She was also an active member of her community, as well as her state (Social Welfare History Project, 2012).
Background
Ida M. Cannon was born July 27th, 1877 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was the third of four children to parents Colbert and Wilma Cannon. Colbert Cannon was an official of the Great Northern Railroad, Ida’s mother, however, passed away when she was four years old (Miller, N.D.). Cannon’s father strived to become a doctor and collected a multitude of medical books. This, along with her brother accomplishments, greatly impacted Ida Cannon life (Social Welfare History Project, 2012).
Dr. Cannon graduated in 1898 with a education in nursing. She began studying sociology in 1900. …show more content…
She strived to make “medical care effective” and “cure consumption.” While there Cannon earned the title of head worker, and “Chief of Social Services.” Cannon cared for patients with tuberculosis, single pregnant woman, pediatric orthopedics, neurological disorders, and venereal (sexually transmitted) diseases (Miller, N.D.). Cannon traveled around the United States helping hospitals develop a program to train medical social workers, realizing the need to have medical knowledge on top of their understanding of casework. In 1912 she worked with Simmons College to provide a course in medical social work, and provided supervision at local hospitals on field instruction (Miller, N.D.). In 1913 Ida wrote Social Work in Hospitals. In 1918 Cannon helped found the American Association of Hospital Social Workers, later incorporated with the National Association of Social Workers. She served two years as the president (Social Welfare History Project,
Corina Hopkins
Introduction
The following paper reflects on the life of Ida Cannon and the contributions that she made to the field of medical social work. Cannon helped develop medical social work as we now know it. She was also an active member of her community, as well as her state (Social Welfare History Project, 2012).
Background
Ida M. Cannon was born July 27th, 1877 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was the third of four children to parents Colbert and Wilma Cannon. Colbert Cannon was an official of the Great Northern Railroad, Ida’s mother, however, passed away when she was four years old (Miller, N.D.). Cannon’s father strived to become a doctor and collected a multitude of medical books. This, along with her brother accomplishments, greatly impacted Ida Cannon life (Social Welfare History Project, 2012).
Dr. Cannon graduated in 1898 with a education in nursing. She began studying sociology in 1900. …show more content…
She strived to make “medical care effective” and “cure consumption.” While there Cannon earned the title of head worker, and “Chief of Social Services.” Cannon cared for patients with tuberculosis, single pregnant woman, pediatric orthopedics, neurological disorders, and venereal (sexually transmitted) diseases (Miller, N.D.). Cannon traveled around the United States helping hospitals develop a program to train medical social workers, realizing the need to have medical knowledge on top of their understanding of casework. In 1912 she worked with Simmons College to provide a course in medical social work, and provided supervision at local hospitals on field instruction (Miller, N.D.). In 1913 Ida wrote Social Work in Hospitals. In 1918 Cannon helped found the American Association of Hospital Social Workers, later incorporated with the National Association of Social Workers. She served two years as the president (Social Welfare History Project,