Examines problems inherent in social worker's self-conscious commitment to care. Discusses feminine view of ethics and female social workers. Notes that feminist scholarship has recently given considerable attention to moral development of women based on relational model of care. Examines arena of caring, traditionally considered women's domain,…

Used data from 1982 New Beneficiary Survey and from Social Security Administration to trace experience of social workers and members of four other professional groups who started to receive Old Age Insurance benefits or became Medicare-only beneficiaries in 1980-81. Found that earnings capacity of social workers consistently lagged far behind two…

This article focuses on the Jewish community center (JCC) as a host setting for social work practice. Findings of a national study of JCC professional staff designed to explore the degree of congruence between social work values and JCC practice are presented. The findings have implications for other sectarian and nonsectarian host settings…

The effects of supervision on the social workers's autonomy and productivity are analyzed in this article. Suggestions are made for more effective professional operation even within the often unavoidable bureaucratic structure. (Author)

This article discusses the issue of whether the high dropout rate at community mental health centers is a serious problem. The authors suggest that it might actually reflect staff rather than client dissatisfaction with the services offered. Presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Montreal, August, 1974. (Author/BW)

Private model of professionalism is inappropriate for public professions like social work. Alternative "new professionalism" would involve a more client-oriented social welfare system. Comparison of ethics codes for social work, medicine, law, urban planning, public administration, and university teachers illustrates…

The social work profession has paid little attention to the role of the income maintenance line worker in the past decade. This service is a necessary component for the social worker and the profession. (Author/LAB)

Assessed therapeutic processes used by peer and professional counselors during brief, problem-focused individual intervention program with 51 daughters and daughters-in-law who were caring for frail elder. Findings indicated that professionals were significantly warmer and friendlier, engaged in greater exploration, and gave more and different…

Presents multidisciplinary model of health promotion for the chronically ill that highlights the importance of self-care education and the contributions of social workers, health educators, and other community health professionals in the development and delivery of such a program. (Author/ABB)

Many women have undergone assertive training to prepare themselves for the demands of a professional career or independent life style. In the case of professional women, this article suggests that assertive training should focus more on altering certain socialization processes than on increasing overt assertiveness skills. (Author)

Mentally retarded citizens have been denied their human and civil rights, not only by the public, but by professionals--including social workers. The author claims that most programs for the mentally retarded are, at best, dehumanizing. Professionals have an ethical obligation to refuse to refer children to such programs. (Author)

Discusses concept of the impaired professional; reviews research on various types of impairment (personality disorders, depression and other emotional problems, marital problems, and physical illness), prevalence and causes of impairment, and responses to it; and outlines model assessment and action plan for social workers who encounter an…

It was hypothesized that therapists have attitudes toward women that tend to be more traditional than contemporary. The results of this study suggest that female therapists may hold contemporary views toward women in contrast to the traditional attitudes of male therapists. (Author/BW)

The author describes the sex discrimination lawsuit she brought against Brown University, where she was employed as a psychiatric social worker. The legal, financial, and personal aspects of the action are discussed, as well as the general issue of sexism in the profession of social work. (Author)

In this article the author describes how the bureaucratic structure of a large public agency manipulates the professional social workers to preserve the status quo. Struggling on behalf of his clients from a position of powerlessness, the social worker, burdened by large caseloads and structural restraints, is often driven from meaningful contacts…