Discusses how Black-White racial balance influences a treatment group. Ratio, size, nature of leadership, and activities of integrated groups are studied. Interracial membership is not necessary for every group. Author concludes that this study needs to be conducted in a more natural setting and with a more natural population. (Author/BEF)

Failure to distinguish between prescriptive and descriptive theory, to grasp the social group-work group and its context as a distinctive whole, and to take account of the worker's intentions have hampered the development of theories of social group work. This article discusses these concepts. (Author)

A model for treating delinquents is proposed in which traditional community agencies would integrate small numbers of delinquents into groups of prosocial children. This innovation would reduce the adverse effects of labeling and peer-group composition, among others, without interfering significantly with the agencies' operations. (Author)