Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing - Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Lift Up 'Your Eyes First Class in Soeieill l O Service Work The Hrst class in Social Service Work to he conducted at the Luth' eran Deaconess Home and Hospital was under the instruction of Miss Francelia Stucnkel. Class work was begun on February fourth and completed on June 7, 1929, a period of eighteen weeks or ninety hours. Miss Stuenkel is a member of the teaching staff of the Graduate School of Social Service Administration of the University of Chicago, and came to us well recommended. Following is a summary of the course and the number of hours devoted to each division of the Work: . A SURVEY or THE FIELD or SOCIAL SERVICE The Problem of Poverty and Dependency .................................... 15 Hours Causes and extent ol poverty. Standards of living and family budgets. Public outdoor relief in the U. S. The Charity Organization The care of the dependent poor. 1110vff1T1C11f- The Enghgh. Poor Law, The prevention of poverty and de' The almslwuse. P6I1ClCDCY. Dependent and Delinquent - Children ...................... 35 Hours Causes and extent of dependency. Institutions and agencies for care of dependent chilf dren. Standards of child welfare. . Causes and extent of child def linquency. Juvenile courts and probation. Correctional schools. Prevention of dependency and delinquency in children. The Sick Poor .................. 10 Hours Extent of sickness. Social causes and costs of sick' ness. The development of community care for the sick. Medical social service. The public health movement. Health education. ,Hi .al Miss Stuenlcel Page Twentyfseven

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Lift Up Tour Eyes who are not in a position to take up the deaconess calling, but desirous of servingnthe Church. Christian Social Workers! What opportunities are there for service? Following are only a few: Parish work Child Protection and child place' ment work Home finding Day nursery Boy probleml adequate Christian Girl problem f leaders are necessary. Delinquency Unmarried mothers ' Family case work Dependent families Broken homes Christian family standards Recreational work ffor old and young, Settlement work Health work-nurses Institutional work Various liomes-fteachers, matrons, eta? Orphan, Old peoples, Hospitals, hos- pices, etc., etc. To do effective work workers must have the right attitudeg they must have the best knowledge possible of their workg therefore an intensive and thorough training is essential. A worker must have skill in gaining conhdence, must he sincere and must have courage to face facts and realities. With these the worker must have vision. Vision to see the needs. This vision needs to be intensified, it needs to be strengthened so that the worker may work to capacity. A worker must be filled with that great attribute Love, that same love which was in Christ Jesus: As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved youg continue ye in my love. ffohn 15:9.j That great love which is the motive power of activity- that spurs one on to service, That love that calls us to God daily-in prayer-asking Him to direct all our thoughts, words and deeds-and as He prayed for us-we must pray for others. Intercede for those who love usg for those who do not love usg and for those who do not love themselves. If we are to be busy with men-we must be busy with God. There are so many helpful things to do Kindle the courage that srnoulclers Along life's uvay stillg fHelps to the helper, if we did but Think what jesus would do today lqnowl From day to day. So many troubled hearts to soothe S0 many pathways rough to smooth, So many comforting words to say, To the hearts that falter along the way. Here is a lamp of hope gone out Along the way. Some one stumbled and fell, no doubt But brother, stay! Out of thy store of oil refillg Page Twentyfsix For one who had fallen beside the way. How many lifted hands still plead Along life's way! The old, sad story of human need Reads on for aye. But let us follow the Sa1Jiour's plan- Looe unstinted to every man: Content if, at most, the world should say: He helped his brother along the way!' i

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HIJft Up Tour Eyesn The Mentally Diseased and Defective ........... The nature and causes of men' tal disease. The development of agencies and institutions for thc care and treatment of the mentally diseased. The extent and causes of feeble' mindedness. The development of institutions and agencies for the care and treatment of the feeblerninded. Hours The extent and causes of epi- lepsy. The development of agencies and institutions for the care and treatment of the epileptic. Programs for the prevention of mental disease and def fect. The mental hygiene movement. The Physically Handicapped ...,,.,,,,,, ,,,,,,,4.,.,,,,,-,.,,,,,,,4.,.,,,,. 1 0 Hours The extent and causes of deaf' ness. Development of care and train' ing for the deaf. The prevention of deafness. The extent and causes of blind' ness. Development of care and train' ing for the blind. The Adult Delinquent ...................... .... Causes and extent of criminality. The criminal law and theories of punishment. Police systems. Criminal courts. The prevention of blindness. The extent and causes of dis' ability and deformity. Development of care and train' ing for the crippled and . deformed. The prevention of disability and deformity. .......1O Hours Prisons. The role of social work in the treatment of criminals. The prevention of criminality. In connection with the theory as outlined above, a number of Held trips were taken. Following are the institutions visited and the number of hours spent at each: Oak Forest Infirmary ....................... ....... 5 Hours ' Chicago Home for the Friendlessl --...,',-. ,-.-,, 7 Hours Chicago Orphan Asylum S Norwegian Lutheran Children's Home ........ ........ 5' HOUFS Cook County Hospital l lhlh ..-.---...-'-.-.--- A ,.-..- 7 Hou,-5 Central Free Dispensaryj ' Psycopathic Hospital l Institute of juvenile Research I ------ ------ 7 Hours Hull House ................................... ....... 3 Hours Juvenile Court l ----..-.---... -hinll 5 Hours Detention Home I The House of Correctionl ---V-----------Q,---v'..v.-'.,..,---4.-,,---,----- 5 Hours Criminal Court I The course, A Survey of the Field of Social Service, as taught by Miss Stuenkel constituted ninety hours of theory and thirtyfeight hours visitation. Page Twentyfeight