Describes Project HELP, an innovative community self-help program in Nashville, Tennessee which was developed in response to the inability of certain populations to pay their utility bills, and which is staffed primarily with volunteers and funded exclusively through contributions. Reports on the program's first five years of operation, and…

It is likely that social workers' involvement with rehabilitation services for the handicapped will increase. An understanding of the philosophical foundation of such services may be especially relevant now as social work education appears to renew its commitment to the study of ethics and values in society. (Author/MH)

Discusses the lobbying efforts for Aid to Families with Dependent Children in the Alaskan legislature, looking at the influence of political party, economics, constitutencies, professional staffing, cue taking, and general lobbying. Notes that such efforts test and refine social work lobbying tactics and contribute to the development of a…

In a population of voluntary social service organizations, research findings show that external legitimacy, more than internal coordination processes, underlies the liability of newness--the higher propensity of younger organizations to die. Lack of institutional support experienced by young organizations is an important reason underlying…

Explores the potential usefulness of computers for social service practitioners in child welfare, using the "expert systems" model to support the placement planning process. Presents the structure of one experimental consulting program (PLACECON) for child welfare workers. (Author/HOD)

Explains the concept of corporate legal guardianship, which allows a single legal entity to serve as guardian to thousands of clients at one time. Discusses the concept's broad applicability to classes of people other than the developmentally disabled and shows its potential as a unique interdisciplinary approach. (Author/ABB)

Analyzed data on services offered to battering males in a survey of 90 agencies. Found that most agencies are young, inadequately funded, and provide diverse services independent of each other, and that batterers exhibit characteristics that need specific treatment. Described a developing model for successful treatment. (JAC)

Assessed social service use and need for older persons in an urban area changed through redevelopment. Comparison of those forced to move and a matched group not forced to move showed that through time, nonmovers experienced an increased need for services as redevelopment inflated rents and eroded informal services. (JAC)

Describes funding and types of research done at the National Children's Bureau in Britian, an independent organization concerned with all aspects of children's needs. (SB)

A country, case-descriptive methodology was employed in a cross-national study of social service systems. The major findings with regard to the aged are: (1) countries must establish a firm infrastructure of basic social provision for community services to function adequately and: (2) a common core of "personal social services" is emerging…

A well-known authority in the area of counseling and guidance examines the changing social climate and the accompanying changing counselor role over the past 30 years. She concludes that a thread common to counseling psychologists through the years has been their desire to help others help themselves. (CJ)

The movement of social deviance into the political arena will become a reality in the seventies. Thus social work must expand its traditional individual treatment approach to deviance to include the advocate role. (Author)

A model for treating delinquents is proposed in which traditional community agencies would integrate small numbers of delinquents into groups of prosocial children. This innovation would reduce the adverse effects of labeling and peer-group composition, among others, without interfering significantly with the agencies' operations. (Author)

This study of an information and referral service for problem drinkers examines two variables that affect its use: (1) the number of problems related to drinking and (2) the service provided by a social worker-information specialist. (Author)