Voluntary associations are an indispensable tool for placing capacity development issues high on local communities' agendas for action. This paper identifies leadership problems faced by professional social workers in their efforts to mobilize voluntary associations to pursue social change objectives at the local level. (Author/MH)

A sabbatical spent doing social work in a family and children's agency is described. Emphasis is given to conceptualizing the evolution of practice skill from observing one's work, the enhancement of teaching competence, the opportunity for scholarly achievements and the fostering of school-agency relationships. (Author/MLW)

The more specific the Council on Social Work Education's curriculum policy statement is, the closer and more complex is the relationship between educational institutions and the practice community. This combines with the evolving legal climate to produce more formality, which can either strengthen or destroy the university-agency relationship.…

A survey of students in a large master's program in social work investigated student training in and experience with computers and attitudes about computer applications for human service activities. The value of the findings in curriculum planning, practica development, computer resources management, and faculty and agency involvement are…