Provides a definition of empirically based practice, both conceptually and operationally. Describes a study of how research and practice were integrated in the graduate social work program at the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago. (JAC)

Suggests that despite social work's commitment to a person-in-situation framework, the social work literature contains a client-blaming bias. A review of recent reseach on practice effectiveness shows that problems were often defined in person-centered terms and that person-centered measures of outcome were frequently used. (Author/JAC)

Describes the problems experienced by social workers working with Soviet emigres in Cincinnati. Excessive demands for services were resolved through a better understanding of the Soviet system of social services and discussion of cultural differences with volunteers attached to the program. (JAC)

Presents documentation of behavioral contributions to fetal and infant damage, disease, and death. Suggestions are made for interventive strategies for social workers to use at the policy, program, and case levels to help improve the outcome of pregnancy. A review of the literature is also included. (Author/JAC)

Discusses the importance of accurate assessment of the patient's motivations for noncompliance and of wise planning of management to meet these needs. These are essential social work tasks that will enhance patient compliance. (Author/JAC)

Describes bulimia, a disorder involving binge eating and purging increasingly prevalent in young women. Reviews the literature and describes symptoms, etiological factors, and treatment considerations and approaches for the disorder. (Author)

A critical analysis of a research report which appeared in an earlier journal. A rebuttal by the authors of the original article is also included. (HMV)

This review of research on the effectiveness of professional casework services reveals that lack of effectiveness seems to be the rule. In fact, in about 50 percent of the studies reviewed, clients receiving casework services tended to deteriorate. (Author)

The unknownness between persons must be challenged by demanding that their feelings, including the rage, fear, and mistrust, must be shared and squarely faced. (Authors/DM)

Understanding and treatment of life stresses comprise a fundamental strategy that must be built into any program to maximize social functioning potential. (DM)

Guidelines for casework with the family of the alcoholic indicate the importance of understanding that alcoholism is a treatable disease, of letting the alcoholic suffer the consequences of his drinking, and of demonstrating how self-help groups can be a valuable resource to the alcoholic and his family. (Author)

Discusses why antipoverty programs intended for the really poor usually help only those who can help themselves. Suggests ways of combating the process of creaming the poor." (RJ)

Describes the Child Neglect Project of the Children and Youth Project at the Texas Health Science Center at Dallas. The development of the Child Neglect Severity Scale, an instrument measuring nine categories of neglect, is also briefly described. (RH)

Case coordination is an important social work activity with roots in the earliest objectives and functions of the profession. This article outlines the theoretical framework of case coordination and describes the tasks, skills, and knowledge essential to it. (Author)