American Association of Medical Social Workers

Abstract

Harriett M. Bartlett's papers document her work with the social service department of Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston); the American Association of Medical Social Workers and its successor, the Medical Social Work Section of the National Association of Social Workers; advisory committees of the United States Children's Bureau; and with the National Association of Social Workers' Commission on Social Work Practice and the Division of Practice and Knowledge.

Abstract The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the membership organization for professional social workers in the United States, was established in October, 1955. Included in the collection are the records of seven predecessor organizations – American Association of Social Workers (AASW), American Association of Medical Social Workers (AAMSW), National Association of School Social Workers (NASSW), American Association of Psychiatric Social Workers (AAPSW), American Association of Group...