The paper presents a qualified knowledge of the history of social welfare and social work in seventies and eighties of 20th century, called normalization in Czechoslovakia on the bases of scientific approaches, and with use of relevant research strategies. Methodologically is the published results based on historical research. It maps historical development of social care, including social services and identifies used methods of social work. The paper describe five areas of interest: Care for elderly people, Care for people witch changed work ability, Care for children, youth and family, Care for socially maladapted people and Care for gypsy people. The result present a integrated description of social welfare and social work, existing just before 1989.