This report provides three case studies illustrating the characteristics and general nature of selected family support programs in socially vulnerable communities. The profile of each program provides in-depth information about how the program operates. Fundamental barriers to program development and service provision are identified, and specific…

Most clients throughout the history of social work have participated in brief treatment only. The authors suggest that this fact of clinical life be taken into account in administrative and therapeutic planning. (Author)

The author describes the strategy followed in a multiservice center for industrial employees. The center dealt mainly with alcoholism, drug abuse and family problems. During the first four months most of the cases were self-referred and reported afterwards that they had benefitted from their contact with the center. (SE)

The National Service Scheme provides work experience based on social services as an integral part of education. The results of such a national service project in India to build a school is described by a former student. (Author/PG)

Approximately one-fourth of the older persons in this country live below the poverty threshold. Information, questions, and answers are provided for administrators considering using their school's facilities for serving meals to older persons. (Published by American Association of School Administrators, 1801 N. Moore Street, Arlington, Virginia…

A demand is issued for the establishment of a new profession of human services, outlining its assumptions based on a client/consumer/citizen model of service delivery. The reworking of cherished myths concerning concepts of unique professional knowledge, practictioner autonomy, and ideal models of service are illustrated with examples drawn from…

In contrast to traditional concepts, a new model for social work practice in the black community is presented which proceeds from an expanded definition of the goals of the profession and in which neo-colonialism, survival, and liberation are the principal conceptual components. Implications for social work practice and education are also…

Several points are discussed in an attempt to understand paraprofessionals in the present climate. The authors view them as a blend of the old and the new---affecting human services systems and being affected by them. (Author/PC)

The present monograph describes in detail the history and current status of early child care in France and discusses it in the contexts of family and cultural realities and attitudes toward children and upbringing. (Ed)

This study considered broadly the problem of homelessness by examining the housing difficulties of one at-risk population, the elderly, who presented needs to one city emergency service agency. A random sampling of some 500 emergency case files identified the prevalence of a wide range of emergency situations affecting the city's elderly. At least…

School systems and social services agencies continue to grapple with personnel evaluation problems. One way to make personnel evaluation more useful is to improve the validity of evaluation judgments in appraising work performance. This paper proposes to: (1) review literature providing insight into evaluators' reasons for making inaccurate…

This report reviews the three-year funding levels for the major Federal programs that primarily benefited the homeless from fiscal year 1987 through fiscal year 1989. Most of these programs were enacted by the Stewart B. McKinney Act and began receiving appropriations in fiscal year 1987. The following programs are described: (1) Emergency Food…

The focus of a child caring facility had changed from caring exclusively for orphans to serving a broader population of abandoned, abused, and neglected children. Because no effective marketing tool existed within this child caring agency to make agency identification and information readily accessible to county departments of social services…

This book presents six papers on Latino migrant workers and recent Indochinese refugees in the United States, most of which focus on problems of fieldwork. The book's three sections, "Migrant Workers,""Indochinese Refugees" and "Research Summaries and Reports," each contains two papers and an introduction. (1)…

The present study describes specific conditions which are thought to interfere with application for general welfare assistance by homeless persons with mental disabilities. This report summarizes the observations and recommendations of direct-service providers who serve the target population in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles. In-depth structured…