[2] In 1958, she moved to the United States,[3] and broaden her experience by working with the child and family services in Portland, Maine.
She responded to the 1964 Kilbrandon report and the 1966 Seebohm Report on local social services by setting up regional offices, expanded training to all day-care, field and residential staff and took on approved distribution of training support grants, social work examination and student grants.
[2] Throughout the years, Young oversaw the issues around the CCETSW's political aspects become more problematic and accusations during the 1980s that the council along with social work and training establishments were "institutionally racist".
[3] She and her colleagues were required to either accept, adjust, reconcile or resist change as there became a vastly increased awareness of social worker's jobs in children's services, particularly in child protection.
Young also oversaw trade unions resisting post-qualifying training and educational institutions disagreed with employers about courses contents and shapes.
[1] According to Olive Stevenson in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Young "played an important role in establishing social work as a valuable and recognized profession.
"[1] Stevenson noted Young "was least comfortable in adversarial situations, such as arose with trade unions or in relation to racial issues.