The power-to-the-people, as evidenced by the increase in self-help groups, is a force that the social work profession must reckon with. This article discusses the nature of the challenge and its implications for professional practice. (Author)

Discusses need for counselor understanding of psychological aspects of death and disfigurement, for more empathic feeling when working with concerned clients. (CJ)

The potential partnership and advantages of links between public and private agencies is stressed as a means whereby services to clients difficult to reach can be delivered. (Author)

Describes innovative developments of operational concepts and procedures that express social work perspectives of the earlier and current social reform areas. (Author)

Barriers between natural parents and adoptive applicants seem to be lifting slowly. Innovations are described, but there is a lack of consensus among social workers regarding the value of these new approaches. (Author/BY)

This article discusses the tactical and strategic guidelines for organizers of recipient groups that flow from the theoretical issues of totalitarianism. (Author)

The use of theoretical models in impact assessment can heighten the power of experimental designs and compensate for some deficiencies of quasi-experimental designs. Theoretical models of implementation processes are examined, arguing that these processes are a major obstacle to fully effective programs. (Author/CM)

Describes the placement evaluation program developed by Children's Garden, a private nonprofit agency operating a family-model treatment group home for children in kindergarten through seventh grades. (RH)

Points out the unresolved and complex issues affecting social agencies as they cope with the needs of unaccompanied refugee minors. (MP)

This outline of the third phase of Project INISS, in which innovations in information provision were applied experimentally in seven social services departments, describes the intention of "action research" and innovations introduced, traces main features of negotiations with department management and staff, and presents results.…

Argues that a social and support services network must be conjoined with Indochinese ESL programs to facilitate language training and overall resettlement. Survival, prevocational, and occupation-related language goals of the refugees must be addressed if they are to remain effectively involved in ESL programs. (EKN)

Describes the services of a community-based center providing social services to adolescent parents who cannot yet function independently and who had not previously been served. Emphasis is placed on continuity of services and on cooperation with existing educational, medical, and social institutions. (Author/DB)

Provides an overview of U.S. Department of Labor efforts for refugees. Explores ways that agencies serving refugees can enter the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act system at the level of service delivery or policymaking. (Author/GC)

Describes barriers to treatment in an inner city clinic. Suggests ways of improving services including positive reinforcement, group techniques, and the use of existing community systems. (RC)

The social service staff of the H. K. Cooper Clinic (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) conducted a seminar for young adults with cleft lip and palate (CL/P) and their families. The seminar was designed to respond to questions and concerns regarding the impact of CL/P on employment, social relations, and genetics. (SB)