The evolution of occupational social work from its beginnings in welfare capitalism, through the human relations movement in the 1930s and 1940s, and into the occupational alcoholism programs and employee assistance programs of the last decade is surveyed. A broad definition of occupational social work is offered. (Author)

Discusses the possibility of establishing 12-month school attendance in order to alleviate the difficulty employers have of absorbing graduates. It is felt this would ease the transition from school to work. (SB)

Young workers, persons from sixteen to thirty years old, have problems relating to occupational choice, vocational guidance, vocational training and other educational opportunities, job satisfaction, and housing, complicating their search for an occupational and social identity. (AG)

Discusses court cases affecting womens' rights, with specific references to the articles in the October issue of Phi Delta Kappan. (JF)

Available data permit identification of problem areas, but are not sufficient to determine causes of high or low rates of unscheduled absence. (Editor)

Employment service interviewers feel job hunt strain along with clients. (Editor)

Examines the law and court litigation to determine what constitutes sexual harassment in employment; explores employer responsibilities in discouraging or dealing with sexual harassment; and discusses legal remedies available to victims of sexual harassment in the work environment. (MJL)

Summarizes statistics of a 1979 survey, discusses issues involved with linking labor force and income statistics, and illustrates how the database can be refined to produce insights into the relationship between employment problems and economic hardship. (JOW)

Lists some of the rewards of being a developmental educator and then discusses the harsh realities of a poor image, lack of institutional support, restrictions on facilities and resources, territorial jealousies of academic personnel, different types of students, and demands by evaluators for miracles. (AYC)

The Youth Employment Demonstration Projects Act created four new programs designed to employ and increase the employability of youth: the Young Adult Conservation Corps, the Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects, Youth Community Conservation and Improvement Projects, and Youth Employment and Training Programs. (NQ)

After studying techniques used by managers to cope with stress, the authors present lists of the "five best" and "five worst" techniques. (Available from Public Personnel Management, Room 240, 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637; $15.00 annually) (Author/MLF)

The released prisoners' search for work is hampered by a lack of cash resulting from his inadequate earnings during his confinement. To improve this situation many prisons have established work-release programs in order to improve a prisoner's financial status when he leaves. (BP)

In this study, research and related literature were reviewed to determine major administrative problem areas in the employment of teacher aides and to develop guidelines for administration of teacher aide programs related to each of the problem areas identified. Then, with a random sampling of those Missouri school districts reporting the use of…