Who Is Frances Feldman Influence Social Work?

Frances Feldman was one of the most respected and influential social workers of her time. Between practicing Social work to becoming a Social work professor, Feldman studied the Social and Psychological meanings of work and money in American life. While studying at USC, Feldman ran a laundry service to pay her tuition and received a bachelor’s degree in 1935. And then went on to earn a master’s degree in Social work from the university in 1940. Dr. Frances Feldman’s professional career began in 1935. Feldman spent 20 years as a Social worker and administrator in public welfare and the family service field, before becoming a professor for the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California.
During her time as a professor at
Her original research was on the effect of financial stress on families, which led to her co-founding the national network of nonprofit credit counseling services. Even as a professor, Feldman was instrumental in establishing the curriculum in the West. This curriculum was devoted to the industrial social work, helping people to cope in the workplace by providing a University-funded counseling center. Which became a model for a creation of employee counseling programs in government and industry work places in California. Another one of her contributions to the profession, were writings on the meanings of money that still constitute the seminal work in this field, that has continued to receive national and international attention. Feldman was also the author of 10 book, one of which “Human Services in the City of Angels: 1850-2000” research showed the Los Angeles was a pioneer in social services, by reimbursing citizens for taking of sick strangers and establishing the first city-run day-care centers in 1918. Feldman is also accredited to being a key founder of the California Social Welfare Archives, which is a volunteer organization that preserves the state’s social work history. The list of Feldman’s contributions continue, with Norris Class, who Feldman helped create the Delinquency Control Institute at USC. Which is a training facility for corrections and related personnel. It draws students for its training from around the United states and the world for its programs each year, which is continues to operate