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Affirmative Action Programs In Social Service Agencies: Status Of The Female M.S.W., Geraldine Ann Berg
Affirmative Action Programs In Social Service Agencies: Status Of The Female M.S.W., Geraldine Ann Berg
Dissertations and Theses
Job status and salary inequities between men and women have only recently been documented. The federal government, over the past few decades, through various acts and executive orders, has created legislation to prohibit discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion or national origin in all employment practices. The question is to what extent this legislation has permeated social service agencies and affected their employment patterns, particularly with respect to administrative positions.
In 1976, the Women's Issues Committee of the Oregon Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), addressed this question by initiating a study of social work employment …
A Survey Of Mental Health Clients Admitted To General Hospital Emergency Rooms, Marsha J. Beale
A Survey Of Mental Health Clients Admitted To General Hospital Emergency Rooms, Marsha J. Beale
Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this survey was to obtain information from hospital emergency room staff on each mental health admission during the period of December 15, 1977 to January 15, 1978. Mental health admissions were broadly defined to include those people who were experiencing an observable mental health difficulty, but who may have initially presented primary medical problems. At the request of Multnomah County Mental Health Division's Management Team, and with the approval of the Emergency Department Nurses Association (EDNA), questionnaires were distributed among 16 general hospitals in the Portland, Oregon, Tri-County area. These hospitals are located in Multnomah, Clackamas, and …
Stimulus, Vol. 4, No. 2, Ut College Of Social Work
Stimulus, Vol. 4, No. 2, Ut College Of Social Work
Stimulus Alumni Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Spruce Run News (November 1978), Spruce Run Staff
Spruce Run News (November 1978), Spruce Run Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
Informal Support Systems For The Aged: Limitations And Issues, Marjorie Buckholz
Informal Support Systems For The Aged: Limitations And Issues, Marjorie Buckholz
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The need for community social services to enable older persons to remain in their homes has been well documented (Gold, 1974; Lohman, 1978; Atchley, 1977; Blenkner, 1977). Inspite of a growing service industry and professional corps of helpers, it does not reach the growing numbers of elderly, especially the older-elderly who are most likely to be frail (Gold, 1974; Lohmann, 1978; Heyman and Polansky, 1977). The aged share of the population has grown relative to the younger age group. In 1900, 6.4% of the U. S. population was 60 years or older; in 1975, it had increased to 14.8% (U. …
Age, Race, Life Conditions, Use Of Social Welfare Services And The Morale Of The Elderly, Mary L. Waring, Jordan I. Kosberg
Age, Race, Life Conditions, Use Of Social Welfare Services And The Morale Of The Elderly, Mary L. Waring, Jordan I. Kosberg
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Although concerned professionals such as Kutner (1956), Cumming (1961), and Lawton (1972), have made strong beginnings in researching the psychological functioning of the elderly, only a few have explored the social and medical conditions of the aged, and especially their use of social welfare services, as these relate to a sense of well-being. Streib (1956) and Maddox (1968) were among the first to relate life-long patterning of social activity to later social activity and life satisfaction. Carp (1966), in a controlled study of housing, reported that housing did not affect the morale of low and middle income elderly. Lawton and …
Organizational Analysis Of Institutions For The Aged, Zev Harel
Organizational Analysis Of Institutions For The Aged, Zev Harel
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Institutions for the aged represent an organized effort on the part of society and various individuals., groups, and organizations to provide for and capitalize on the service needs of elderly persons no longer able to live independently in the community. These settings have been brought into existence and are maintained by various commercial, civic, voluntary, government, and other interest groups. The motives and interests of such groups vary; nevertheless, these settings offer services to consumers, provide employment to members of various professional and occupational groups, provide an arena for the involvement of various scholastic disciplines and professional associations, and benefit …
Volunteer Support For The Institutionalized Elderly, Harold Zepelin, Janet Stutzman
Volunteer Support For The Institutionalized Elderly, Harold Zepelin, Janet Stutzman
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
A neglected topic in discussions of services for the institutionalized elderly seems to be the question of whether the residents of nursing homes are receiving adequate support from volunteers. Undoubtedly, voluntarism is playing an important part in the provision of services and emotional support for the aged population, among them the elderly that are institutionalized. But because of the child-centeredness and youth-orientation of American society, it is possible that work with the elderly may not be attracting volunteers in proportion to the needs of this population. This may be especially true of the elderly in institutions because work with this …
On Being Socialized Out Of The Human Sexual Response In The Later Years, Dan Rubenstein
On Being Socialized Out Of The Human Sexual Response In The Later Years, Dan Rubenstein
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
We now know, with the conclusive findings of the Masters and Johnson study of sex with elderly, that maintaining the "regularity of sexual expression coupled with adequate physical well being and healthy mental orientation to the aging process will combine to provide a sexually stimulative marriage [and/or relationships]. This climate will, in turn, improve sexual tension and provide a capacity for sexual performance that frequently may extend to and beyond the 80-year age level" (Masters and Johnson, 1968, p. 279).
This acknowledgement has ended the long silence and may well herald the beginning of the throwing off of the shackles …
Home Support Services And The Ecology Of Aging, Abraham Monk
Home Support Services And The Ecology Of Aging, Abraham Monk
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Home support services for the aged are emerging as a primary concern in the Title XX planning proposals put forth by states and localities. This is not surprising when one considers that Title XX guidelines require the setting of priorities among non-cash benefit programs that help insure the individual's self-sufficiency within his or her normal environment.
All services under Title XX must relate to one or more of five objectives for the individual client: economic independence; self care; prevention or remedy of neglect, abuse or other conditions which lead to dependence; intermediate community based care and, as a last resort …
Policy Analysis And Older People: A Conceptual Framework, John E. Tropman, Jane Mcclure
Policy Analysis And Older People: A Conceptual Framework, John E. Tropman, Jane Mcclure
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The policy sciences, says Harold Lasswell, require "clarification of goals, analysis of conditions, project of future developments, and invention, evaluation, and selection of alternatives."1 This rocess is imbued with values and often these values lie unrecognized.3 Both personal values of the individual analyst and social values of the Society can be and often are involved. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate four policy problems involved in analyses concerning the elderly, and to suggest some additional considerations which would bring these problems into the open and aid in specification and focusing of policy research in this area. While only …
Differential Aspects Of Assessment And Intervention In Social Work Practice With The Elderly And Their Families, Barbara Silverstone
Differential Aspects Of Assessment And Intervention In Social Work Practice With The Elderly And Their Families, Barbara Silverstone
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
So much in our society separates the rest of us from the old that a discussion of the differential aspects of practice with the elderly and their families (many of whom are aging) runs the risk of being redundant as well as a concealed endorsement of the professional biases which afflict us all. The truth of the matter is that important differences do exist between social work practice with the old and with younger generations, differentials which emanate from a sound gerontological knowledge base. Although the similarities far out-weigh the discrepancies, failure to recognize or delineate these differences has resulted …
Preparing Social Work Practitioners To Work With And In Behalf Of Older Adults, Margaret E. Hartford
Preparing Social Work Practitioners To Work With And In Behalf Of Older Adults, Margaret E. Hartford
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Practice in the field of social gerontology is one of the developing frontiers in social work. Now and in the foreseeable future, services with a population that is growing older will be a rapidly expanding field of practice. Many of the programs for older adults are multidisciplinary and demand collaboration among several professions and services. In some instances social work is and will be the central organizing force assuming administrative responsibility. In other instances social workers are collateral with several professions, and in still others social work services are an adjunct to another service profession, such as medicine nursing, urban …
The Fear Of Crime By The Elderly: Issues And Consequences, Mark Pogrebin, G. Nicholas Pijoan
The Fear Of Crime By The Elderly: Issues And Consequences, Mark Pogrebin, G. Nicholas Pijoan
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Most of the recent literature concerning the elderly and crime has been concentrated in the area of victimization. Such subjects as the elderly's vulnerability to crime, types of crimes committed against older members of the community, income level of the victims, and residential indicators, are some of the important variables that have been studied in order to better understand the patterns of crime as it affects older citizens.
Although it is believed that the foregoing factors are essential in order to gain knowledge which will inform us as to the nature of criminal victimization against the elderly, it also seems …
Racial Differences In The Confident Relationship, Ruth E. Dunkle
Racial Differences In The Confident Relationship, Ruth E. Dunkle
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Numerous researchers have studied the black family in American society. Unfortunately, too few have focused on the role of the family in the life of the elderly. In this paper it is my intention to focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the black family and, in particular, on the black family member as confidant.
Frazier, in a book, The Black Family, edited by Robert Staples, discusses the character of the black family during the various stages of its development. He purports that the black family has been affected by the social isolation of blacks in American society. Frazier believes …
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 6 (November 1978)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 6 (November 1978)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction - pp. 763
- Home Support Services and the Ecology of Aging - ABRAHAM MONK - pp. 765
- Informal Support Systems for the Aged: Limitations and Issues - MARJORIE BUCKHOLZ - pp. 773
- Age, Race, Life Conditions, Use of Social Welfare Services and the Morale of the Elderly - MARY L. WARING and JORDAN I. KOSBERG - pp. 701
- Organizational Analysis of Institutions for the Aged - ZEV HAREL - pp. 792
- Volunteer Support for the Institutionalized Elderly - HAROLD ZEPELIN and JANET STUTZMAN - pp. 802
- Policy Analysis and Older People: A Conceptual Framework - JOHN …
Stimulus, Vol. 4, No. 1, Ut College Of Social Work
Stimulus, Vol. 4, No. 1, Ut College Of Social Work
Stimulus Alumni Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Maximizing The Potential Of The Social Work Team: Some Organizational And Professional Considerations, Edward Allan Brawley
Maximizing The Potential Of The Social Work Team: Some Organizational And Professional Considerations, Edward Allan Brawley
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The effective use of different kinds and levels of personnel is a major concern of the social work profession at the present time. A 1974 policy statement of the National Association of Social Workers recognizes several levels of practitioner engaged in the provision of social services: (1) the social service aide who has no formal training; (2) the social service technician who has an associate degree in a social service field or a bachelor's degree in a field other than social work; (3) the social worker with a BSW degree; (4) the graduate social worker with an MSW degree; (5) …
The Transition: An Historical-Materialist Perspective On Social Welfare And Social Work Practice, Thomas Keefe
The Transition: An Historical-Materialist Perspective On Social Welfare And Social Work Practice, Thomas Keefe
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
From an historical-materialist perspective American society is in a transition to a new structural form--a new order. The future of social welfare and social work practice is intimately bound to the nature and outcome of this transition. Moreover, the transition has economic and ideological characteristics that hold important implications for changes in the ways social workers view their clients and conduct their practice. Employing an historicalmaterialist analysis, this article will discuss the nature of the societal transition and its implications for social welfare and social work practice.
The analysis will be prefaced with a synopsis of basic concepts and assumptions …
Problems Inherent In Multi-Service Delivery Units, Arnold J. Katz
Problems Inherent In Multi-Service Delivery Units, Arnold J. Katz
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Like Alice, the field of social work in general, and the social service delivery system in particular, seems to be going through a confusing state, lacking direction. Just as the Cat suggests to Alice that any direction would get her somewhere over time, so the diverse social service delivery systems(1) have, in recent years, moved off in a particular direction (methodologically) only to return to step one and then set off again. Various fads have seemed to provide the needed answers. In time, however, they served only to create a series of new questions with corresponding dilemmas.
In the last …
Administrative Thinking On Youth And Youth Programs, John F. Longres, Norman Wyers
Administrative Thinking On Youth And Youth Programs, John F. Longres, Norman Wyers
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Administrators have a lot of influence over the nature of youth programs. Because of this, their thinking on the causes of delinquency, the nature of ideal youth programs, and the role of youth workers were tapped. In the past, people in the field of delinquency have been accused of assuming an individual, personal problem or deficiency point of view. This study of administrators in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area suggests that, while some evidence for a more social structural understanding exists, in general the individual problem perspective prevails. An explanation for the persistence of a personal problem perspective is advanced …
Social Continuity And Social Discontinuity: Social Work And, In, Against And Separate From Society, Hans S. Falck
Social Continuity And Social Discontinuity: Social Work And, In, Against And Separate From Society, Hans S. Falck
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The burden of this paper is to clarify social continuity and social discontinuity. Social continuity is related to individuality-groupness (the I-G effect) and its related logic is demonstrated further by a rejection of social discontinuity, i.e. individualism.
Women's Groups As Altenative Human Service Agencies, Claudette Mcshane, John Oliver
Women's Groups As Altenative Human Service Agencies, Claudette Mcshane, John Oliver
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The radical movements of the 60's were punctuated by the revival of feminism. As the movements demanded that disenfranchised citizens be allowed to actively participate in societal decisionmaking, women became cognizant of the fact that even within the movements they continued to be relegated to second class status. This realization served as a catalyst for the reemergence of the women's movement within American society. Feminist ideas spread rapidly among the social movements. Women neld political meetings to discuss social inequities and their impact upon womannood. From these meetings consciousness-raising groups evolved as a forum to raise non-movement women's consciousness of …
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 5 (September 1978)
Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 5, No. 5 (September 1978)
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Women's Groups As Alternative Human Service Agencies - CLAUDETTE McSHANE, M.S.W - pp. 615
- The Transition: An Historical-Materialist Perspective on Social Welfare and Social Work Practice - THOMAS KEEFE, DSW - pp. 627
- Problems Inherent In Multi-Service Delivery Units - ARNOLD J. KATZ - pp. 644
- Administrative Thinking on Youth and Youth Programs - JOHN F. LONGRES, PH.D. & NORMAN WYERS, DSW - pp. 662
- New Left Organizers and the Poor - MILES H. WHITNEY & PAUL J. CHAMPAGNE - pp. 678
- A Comparison of Factors Associated with Past Use, Projected Use, and Perceived Community Need for …
New Left Organizers And The Poor, Myles H. Whitney, Paul J. Champagne
New Left Organizers And The Poor, Myles H. Whitney, Paul J. Champagne
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The decade of the sixties witnessed a resurgence of radical or leftist movements in the United States as manifested in the political activism of college students, civil rights organizations, community groups and others. Today, in the post-Vietnam era of the seventies, the fires of the New Left appear to have been dampened. But even though these groups may be less visible and vocal today, it would be a mistake to think that their ideas are no longer of interest to certain segments of our society. Some contemporary New Left groups, while outwardly rejecting dramatic Marxist revolutionary tactics have instead engaged …
A Comparison Of Factors Associated With Past Use, Projected Use, And Perceived Community Need For Health And Social Services, Pat M. Keith
A Comparison Of Factors Associated With Past Use, Projected Use, And Perceived Community Need For Health And Social Services, Pat M. Keith
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Life change, political, and demographic factors associated with past use, projected use, and perceived community needs for services by the aged were examined. Data were derived from interviews conducted with men and women 65 or over in a midwestern community. Life changes were more useful in explaining relationships with health and social services among men than were demographic and political variables. But among women, there was less difference in the amount of variance explained by the three groups of variables. Although men and women differed little in the extent to which they had experienced life changes, discontinuity was differentially associated …
The Homemaker-Home Health Aide, Gary A. Fashimpar, Richard M. Grinnell Jr.
The Homemaker-Home Health Aide, Gary A. Fashimpar, Richard M. Grinnell Jr.
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
For the past several years, many social workers have utilized the services of various disciplines as members of interdisciplinary teams as one approach to practice. There is ample evidence that social workers are increasingly beginning to utilize the newly constructed service of the Homemaker-Home Health Aide (H/HHA) when working with various client populations.1 In the United States, there are approximately 74,000 H/HHAs who provide social welfare and health services to the aged, disabled, and chronically ill. 2 By 1985, there is a projected need for three times this number.3
Organizing The Poor, Charles S. Stevens
Organizing The Poor, Charles S. Stevens
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
One area of interest in poverty in Urban America has focused attention on the urban poor and their participation. A major consideration about the problem has been the view that poverty is a pervasive condition and that it can be a determinint of behavior. The notion of a "culture of poverty" and a "welfare syndrome" was an expression of this viewpoint indicating poverty is a way of life. A second viewpoint suggests the urban poor are victims of urban society and are therefore restricted from meaningful participation.2 This viewpoint is in contrast to a "culture of poverty", but it does …
Administrative Thinking On Youth And Youth Programs, Norman L. Wyers, John F. Longres
Administrative Thinking On Youth And Youth Programs, Norman L. Wyers, John F. Longres
School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations
Administrators have a lot of influence over the nature of youth programs. Because of this, their thinking on the causes of delinquency, the nature of ideal youth programs, and the role of youth workers were tapped. In the past, people in the field of delinquency have been accused of assuming an individual, personal problem or deficiency point of view. This study of administrators in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area suggests that, while some evidence for a more social structural understanding exists, in general the individual problem perspective prevails. An explanation for the persistence of a personal problem perspective is advanced …
The Politics Of Aging And Rural Social Services: An Exploratory Analysis, Roger A. Lohmann
The Politics Of Aging And Rural Social Services: An Exploratory Analysis, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
The advent of federal funding for rural social services during the late 1960s and 1970s brought about changes in the political organization of rural America. A host of new organizational actors, like Area Agencies on Aging and various local aging agencies were created in rural communities across the country, in the wake of Baker v. Carr with its “one man/one vote” principle and funding through programs like the Economic Opportunity Act and the Older Americans Act. This article details a leadership succession model suggesting that local leadership of aging interests went through at least four distinct phases during this time: …