At the 99th Annual Forum of the National Conference on Social Welfare, Chicago, Illinois, May 1972, the need for social workers to be familiar with legislation, court decisions, and regulations is emphasized. Illustrations are drawn from cases involving marriage and divorce, adoption and guardianship, juvenile court, and public assistance. Discussion of public assistance includes the Social Security Act, student benefits under aid to families with dependent children, education and social stratification, workfare, minimum wage, and privacy among the poor. pro-gen. New York, NY, Columbia University Press, 1970. 2,326 pp. New York University, New York, NY. Welfare reform proposals are discussed in relation to income security policy, and guidelines to an effective income Data on 104 variables describing public assistance benefits and their administration in the States and metropolitan areas of the United States are presented. The variables fall into the following five categories: (1) characteristics of public assistance clients; (2) public assistance eligibility and benefit policies; (3) characteristics of public assistance staff; (4) public assistance program operations; and (5) public assistance program performance. Public assistance programs included are aid to families with dependent children, general assistance, food stamps, and Medicaid. jnl-mod. information, participation, review, and comment are outlined, including staffing, designation of purpose, selection of techniques, work plan design, and scheduling. Methods for analyzing and incorporating public response information are described. jnl-mod. 1265 Cohen, Wilbur J. Federal Takeover of Welfare and Income Maintenance Programs: Their Financing and Administration. National Tax Journal, 24(3):331-335, 1971. Financing and administrative arrangements that should ensue after a Federal takeover of the welfare and income maintenance system are discussed. The following recommendations are made: (1) Federal takeover of the entire cost of welfare; (2) an increase in Federal funds for education at all levels; (3) increases in Federal funds for other categorical programs, including manpower and training in public service and medical employment; (4) creation of a national health insurance program; and (5) creation of a Federal aid program that would encourage States to implement an income tax and cut property taxes. pro-gen. 1266 Coll, Blanche D. Washington, DC., U.S. Govt. Print. Department of Health, Education, A historical perspective on public welfare is offered, based on examination of Anglo-American poor law, almshouses, outdoor relief, and the rise of charity organizations. Public criticism of relief and assistance policies is examined, and the evolution of modern attitudes toward poverty and assistance is traced. pro-gen. 1267 Commission on Federal Paperwork. Washington, DC, U.S. Govt. Print. A report of the Commission on Federal Paperwork focuses on administrative reform and reduction of paperwork in the Nation's welfare and income security programs, including supplemental security income, social security, aid to families with dependent children, food stamps and Medicaid. The dimensions and legislative and regulatory sources of welfare paperwork are identified. A key proposal is the establishment of a Single Application Verifying Eligibility (SAVE), which, it is maintained, would streamline existing processes for determining eligibility and benefits. Use of SAVE in retirement, disability compensation, and unemployment programs is described. pro-gen. 1268 Committee for Economic Development. Welfare Reform and Its Financing. Welfare reform and its financing are discussed in a statement by the Program Committee of the Committee for Economic Development. The statement covers present patterns of public assistance, the effects of federalization on benefits and costs, regional differences in welfare payments, financing federalization, and general revenue sharing. It is recommended that the Federal Government assume the responsibility for public assistance. pro-gen. include the history and legal background of grants-in-aid; existing programs and their effects on States; intergovernmental fiscal relations; and grants-in-aid for employment security, social welfare and relief, public health, agriculture, public works, and other development areas. pro-gen. 1271 Cull, John G.; Hardy, Richard E. The Big Welfare Mess: Public Assistance Regional Counselor Training Program, Vocational rehabilitation approaches under public assistance are described and analyzed to provide a better understanding of rehabilitation clients and their needs. Efforts in the rehabilitation of the welfare client are discussed in relation to attitudes toward recipients, Federal-State cooperation, use of third-party funds, and planning. Alternatives to duplication of services are outlined. Legal and psychological aspects of the public welfare recipient are described, as are the effects of the rehabilitation process on the recipient. Suggestions are offered for better provision of training and vocational opportunities. pro-gen. fare expenditures since 1965. The role of old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance in increased welfare spending is examined. Social welfare is discussed in relation to public spending for other purposes at different Government levels. pro-gen. 1273 Dales, Sophie R. Federal Grants to State and Local Social Security Administration, A review of Federal grants to State and local governments in the past 25 years is presented. Federal grants are tabulated and discussed in relation to purpose, use, population and prices, personal income, State and local general revenues, and direct general revenues of the recipient States and localities. Major findings are: (1) an increase in grant outlays from $2.2 billion in 1950 to $48.5 billion in 1975; (2) a shift in grant distribution from low-income to high-income States; and (3) an increase in the Federal outlay per dollar raised by States and localities from 12 cents in 1950 to 27 cents in 1975. aab-mod. 1274 Daly, Dorothy Bird. National Planning for Public Social In: National Conference on Social Wel- New York, NY, Columbia University Press, 1972. 363 pp. National Catholic School of Social At the 99th Annual Forum of the National Conference on Social Welfare, Chicago, Illinois, May 1972, strategy and issues in national planning for public social services are discussed, and four proposals for change in the social services are compared: the National Association of Social Workers proposal; the Community Services Administration proposal; the Allied Services Act of 1972; and the Daly, Loeb, and Whitehouse proposed national plan requested by the Administrator of the Social and Rehabilitation Service. pro-gen. 1275 Daly, George; Giertz, Fred. University of Houston, The argument that in-kind transfers constitute a welfare loss for society is rejected, and it is asserted that welfare reform proposals that seek to transfer purchasing power (money) instead of specific commodities may hurt those they seek to help. The form of efficient transfers in a world of consumption externalities is studied by use of a model in the context of which Pareto optimality and the role of trade in achieving it are examined. It is suggested that the real alternative for a welfare recipient may be between a set of goods at one market value and a much smaller sum of cash. jnl-mod. 1276 Day, Phyllis J. Social Service Review, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN. Welfare workers' attitudes toward client sex-roles are surveyed in eight U.S. counties of varying sizes. Specifically addressed are attitudes toward men in the head-of-household role; dependent women; and welfare women perceived as sexually immoral. Generally, negative attitudes towards these types were held by workers in small counties, female workers, noncollege-educated workers, and assistance payments workers. Results are taken to indicate that the welfare system may reinforce sex stereotyping to the deteriment of client services. jnl-mod. 1277 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Conference on Inflation: Health, Education, Income Security and Social Services. Washington, DC, DHEW, 1974. 1,143 pp. The Conference on Inflation, held in Washington, DC, September 1974, is summarized. Papers analyze problems and solutions in the areas of health services, public education, income security, |