Hamilton, Gordon (1892–1967)
Hamilton, Gordon (1892–1967)
American social worker. Name variations: Amy Gordon Hamilton. Born Amy Gordon Hamilton on Dec 26, 1892, in Tenafly, NJ; died Mar 10, 1967, in British Columbia, Canada; dau. of George Hamilton and Bertha (Torrance) Hamilton.
Worked for Red Cross Home Service in Colorado Springs, CO (1917–20); worked as caseworker and as researcher for Charity Organization Society (COS) in NYC (1920–23); taught at New York School of Social Work (1923–57); worked as associate director of social service and as adviser on research at Presbyterian Hospital in NYC (1925–32); wrote Medical School Terminology (1927), Theory and Practice of Social Casework (1940), and Psychotherapy in Child Guidance (1947); worked with federal relief agencies and helped establish 1st Federal Emergency Relief Administration training program during Great Depression; tried unsuccessfully to create nonsectarian refugee organization, then joined Board of Christian Refugees, worked with Church World Service, and was staff member and consultant for United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (after WWII); was research consultant to Jewish Board of Guardians (1947–50); was 1st editor-in-chief of journal, Social Work(1956#62); received many honors, including Florina Lasker Award (1958); suffered from respiratory ailments through life.