Describes the process of integrating the aged deaf, a disabled group, into a senior-center setting. It was found that integration helps to maintain identity, encourages the development of group consciousness, and enhances feelings of self-determination. (Author)

Describes Federal legislation that has had an impact on the elderly by funding programs designed to provide enhanced autonomy through community-based health and social services. Deplores the scarcity of such programs and stresses the importance of broader community care for older adults. (Author/GC)

Little evidence is found for the proposition that the failure of Mexican Americans to integrate and attach themselves to American political and social life can be attributed to negative personal experiences with political authorities. (Author/RLV)

The care provided and types of jobs available in the nation's nursing homes are reviewed including advantages and disadvantages of nursing home employment and discussion of past and future growth and development of the industry. (JT)

Over the past four decades, Selena Robinson led struggles to integrate Brevard (North Carolina) High School, bring mail service and housing to Brevard's Black community, and retain the city's successful job training program. While raising 14 children, she worked as an outreach worker and organizer for Western Carolina Community Action, which…

Studied behavioral problems that 19 Scottish adoptive families experienced with their adopted children. Also studied families' experiences with, views on, and suggestions for postadoption services. Discusses implications for adoption practices. (BG)

Because of dramatically worsening social conditions, the elementary school must assume new roles and responsibilities. To help children and their families deal with complex social realities, the Elementary School Center in New York City proposes that schools become the locus of advocacy for all children. Two sidebars provide statistics concerning…

Social services in China are provided primarily by local street offices and residents' committees, both serving as mechanisms for social and political control. Improvements in community development are dependent on professional training and separation from political education and mobilization. (SK)

Discusses inconsistencies in societal responses to criminal behavior. Maintains that some offenders who are both guilty of criminal behavior and psychiatrically (or biochemically) disordered are being diverted from the criminal justice system into the mental health system. Suggests that clinical neuropsychology and psychopharmacology can…

Two cases of suspected sexual abuse of five-year-old children with syphilis are reported. Lack of confirmation of abuse by either child or in parental interviews led to closing of the cases by Child Protection Services and continued residence by the children in their original homes. (DB)

Discusses the legislation and assistance available for single parents, primarily mothers, who make up an increasing portion of the population in the Federal Republic of Germany. (RJC)

Examines issues of concern to social workers dealing with undocumented aliens: consequences of exclusion of undocumented Mexican immigrants from service delivery systems, the problem of confidentiality, unique stresses faced by immigrants and their families, and development of appropriate intervention strategies. Contains 50 references. (SV)

Describes Tiospaye Teca (Young Families), a program which offers services to pregnant teens, adolescent parents and their children in South Dakota. Programs include summer employment, teen parent camp, and a welcome baby program. Factors that account for the program's progress in services for pregnant teens and adolescent parents are discussed.…

Examined effects of a pilot voucher program on the price, supply, and quality of day care. Findings offered no conclusive evidence concerning expected benefits. Discusses vouchers' potential for easing the day care crisis. (RJC)

In discussing the influence of texts in everyday lives, the author draws attention to their pervasive character in development work and how lives are ruled by them. The example used is the organizational and institutional development processes involved in creating a social service training program in a community college. (JOW)