Bertha Lee Allen

Background

Allen, Bertha Lee was born on March 28, 1908 in Bexley, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Charles H. and Winnie (McLeod) A. Student, Maryville College, 1928-1929.

Education

Student, Maryville College, 1928-1929.

Career

Teacher fifth grade, Rocky Creek School, Lucedale, Mississippi, 1932-1933, teacher high school English and Latin, Agricola, Mississippi, 1933-1936, Tchula, Mississippi, 1936-1944. Child welfare worker Mississippi Department Public Welfare, Jackson, Columbus, Pascagoula, 1944-1948. Caseworker Columbia (Mississippi) Training School, 1949-1950.

Case work supervisor, chief social worker Osawatomie (Kansas) Eastern State Hospital, 1950-1951.

Director casework Mississippi Children"s Home Society, Jackson, 1952-1954. Casework supervisor Child and Family Svc., Mobile, Alabama, 1954-1958.

Supervisor casework practice Family Counseling Center, Mobile, 1958-1965. Caseworker American Red Cross Disaster Superior vena cava syndrome, Hurricane Betsy, New Orleans, 1965, Family Svc.

Society, New Orleans, 1965-1966, Jewish Family and Children"s Svc., New Orleans, 1966-1971, Willow Wood, New Orleans Home for Jewish Aged, 1971-1973.

Private practice individual, marital and family counseling, New Orleans, Mobile, Lucedale, 1969. Consultant Wilmer Hall, Protestant Children"s Home, Young Women's Christian Association, Mobile,1954-1965, Providence Nursing Home, New Orleans, 1972-1977, Willow Wood, New Orleans Home for Jewish Aged, 1974-1975. Board of directors Mulherin Home for Spastic Children, Mobile, 1958-1959.

Charter member, secretary Mississippi MentalHealth Association, 1953-1954.

Member casework committee Mobile Council Social Agilysys,1954-1958, member inter-agency planning committee, 1958-1962, member in-service training committee, 1963-1965. Member program committee Southeastern Institute, Family Svc.

Association.Am., 1960. Member planning committee Mobile County Mental Health Association, 1964-1965.

Secretary Association Maternity and Adoption Agilysys, New Orleans, 1969-1970. National Association Social Workers (diplomate), Academy Certified Social Workers, Louisiana Society Clinical Social Work, Mississippi Conference Social Welfare, Alabama Conference Social Work, International Platform Association, Oakliegh Garden Society, Eta Sigma Phi.

Achievements

• Bertha Lee Allen has been listed as a noteworthy social worker, family counselor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member casework com; member inter-agency Member in-svc; member program committee Member planning committee

Connections

Father:

Charles H. Student

Mother:

Winnie (McLeod) A. Student