A counselor working with an individual who is trying to sort out a personal problem might find it helpful to draw pictures, if only doodles, to help the client clarify the situation. (Author/HMV)

Is male supremacy deeply embedded in attitudes of the male psychotherapist? The author analyzes the traditional view of overcoming sexual stereotyping. (Author)

The author contends that the challenging task facing the professional facilitator of self-help groups is a competent grasp of group theory and a willingness to let the group work independently after organizing it. (Author/HMV)

Currently death is a subject of much study and discussion. Hospital social workers should capitalize on this new climate of opinion by reaching out to terminally ill patients and their families. (Author)

Reframes the traditional definitions of and approaches to adult protective services in light of the increase in mechanisms for involuntary interventions. Suggests that the role of the social worker in contemporary adult protection is that of researcher and advocate for changes in already established forms of involuntary intervention. (Author/JAC)

The author offers some feedback to those in the helping professions in three areas: (1) forms and letters; (2) jumping to conclusions; and (3) blaming and belittling, in hopes of stimulating more feedback as well as more positive ways of performing their services. (HMV)

Definitions of social work that describe what social workers do often become unwieldy because social workers do so many different things. Here is a concise definition built around the common goals that unify the profession's diverse fields and specialties and make them social work. (Author)

Although it is considered a woman's profession, social work appears to be lagging behind other disciplines in recognizing the special problems of female workers and clients. This article focuses on several selected issues to show how gender is a factor in social work practice. (Author)

A brief discussion regarding the social workers' problems in providing services for children with learning disorders. (HMV)

Evaluating program outcome provides the verification that planners and policy-makers need to decide a program's future. Evaluating program process leads to the discovery of facts that explain outcomes, make goals specific, and improve delivery of services. (Author)

Unemployment of women has scarcely been considered by policymakers. The author discusses differences between women and men in rates and types of unemployment and stresses the special problems and needs of unemployed women that must be taken into account in making social policy. (Author)

The field of developmental disabilities has undergone dramatic and innovative changes. New opportunities exist for social workers because of their rich experience in behavior management, family counseling, and case advocacy, and the author asserts that the profession has a responsibility to make a vigorous response to this challenge. (Author)

An adolescent's request for an abortion raises many ethical and practical issues. The social worker must help the girl weigh the various alternatives, resolve the abortion crisis to her own satisfaction, and view the experience as one episode in her growth toward adulthood. (Author)

Is social planning a specialized area of social work practice or a practice largely borrowed from other professions? The author attempts to define social planning and to explore its relationship to social work in terms of the "Working Definition of Social Work Practice." (Author)

The proliferation of new journals in the field raises questions about the state of journal publication in social work. The author explores the purposes of these journals, analyzes emerging trends, and discusses the future development of journal publication in the profession. (Author)