Service Trends in a Conservative Era: Social Workers Rediscover the Past

In the face of declining support for social welfare programs, social workers have emphasized practice methods that are in harmony with the current conservative era. Although described as innovative, some of the recent trends in social work are modern variations of traditional service delivery method...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 1988-01, Vol.33 (1), p.5-9
Main Authors: Schilling, Robert F., Schinke, Steven Paul, Weatherly, Richard A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conservatism
Delivery Systems
Finance
Government services
Laws, regulations and rules
Nonprofit organizations
Public assistance
Self Help
Social aspects
Social issues
Social networking
Social research
Social service
Social Services
Social welfare
Social work
United States of America
Voluntarism
Volunteer labor
Volunteerism
Welfare
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Summary:In the face of declining support for social welfare programs, social workers have emphasized practice methods that are in harmony with the current conservative era. Although described as innovative, some of the recent trends in social work are modern variations of traditional service delivery methods. This article examines four methods of service delivery—case management, social support, self-help, and voluntarism—in the context of present attitudes toward social programs. The authors argue that these useful but modest service delivery methods are not substitutes for bold solutions to social problems.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/33.1.5