Conducted interviews with 27 clinical social workers who worked in psychiatric inpatient units. Found that inpatient social workers were struggling to create ways to meet increased workload demands and were questioning effectiveness of short-term hospital treatment. Respondents reported personal and professional losses as well as challenges caused…

Examines the Barclay report--the result of the British government's 1980 inquiry into the personal social services--for its implications for the United States. Concludes that it is possible to conceptualize and provide social care planning while enhancing and expanding advocacy roles. (LLL)

Notes that, during sentencing phase of capital trial, social worker can have potentially powerful influence on proceedings by presenting comprehensive, reliable social history, and expert opinion based on accepted theory and research regarding human behavior in social environment. Reviews social worker's role as expert witness, ethical issues,…

Notes that, although occupational social workers routinely assist employees with alcohol- or drug-related problems, workers with disabling problems such as back pain, paralysis, and cancer have not received much attention. Presents analysis of issues confronting workers with disabilities and their employers and provides information about…

Assessed perceptions of male and female roles held by undergraduate social work students. Perception of the Ideal Woman as wife and mother was compared with extrafamily values, i.e., perception of the Ideal Woman as career oriented. Students had perceptions of women's and men's roles that basically were not stereotypical. (Author)

Notes that mediation as problem-solving intervention in social work became widely used in child custody and divorce cases, child-parent conflicts, and family disputes. Argues that mediator role is inherent in social work, and examines context for and assumptions underlying it. Discusses nature of conflicts, issue of neutrality within social work…

Poor communication with clients, role clashes with cottage youth leaders, and excessive limitations imposed by institution administrators characterized problems of an institution for juveniles which caused disillusionment of social workers. Nevertheless, some social workers succeeded in establishing rapport with clients and developing programs…

Identification of the boundaries between lay and professional advocacy in working with families with handicapped children is aided by an understanding of the key variables that characterize these families. Professional clarity about differing advocacy roles and the potential of social exchange leads to a new model of advocacy in working with…

Argues for the recognition of income maintenance as a specialized form of social service, and calls on the social work profession to assume a major role in its development. Discusses the role and training of the income maintenance worker, and reviews effects of the separation of the two professions. (JAC)

Explores the cognitive processes that can lead social workers to make erroneous judgements about clients, and inappropriate practice decisions. Similarities between the assessment and practice methods advocated underscore the notion of practice as a process of systematic exploration and problem solving. (Author/JAC)