A Description of the Structure, Functions, and Services of the Title IV-A Social Services Component in Philadelphia, 1974-1975. Report No. 7660.

Autor/in	Asano, Mildred M.
Institution	Philadelphia School District, PA. Office of Research and Evaluation.
Titel	A Description of the Structure, Functions, and Services of the Title IV-A Social Services Component in Philadelphia, 1974-1975. Report No. 7660.
Quelle	(1975), (187 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Admission Criteria; Community Surveys; Day Care; Early Childhood Education; Evaluation; Field Interviews; Field Studies; Program Descriptions; Referral; Social Agencies; Social Services; Social Workers; Staff Development; Staff Role; Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Tagespflege; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Evaluierung; Praxisforschung; Sozialisationsagentur; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Case workers; Sozialarbeiter; Sozialarbeiterin; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung
Abstract	This report, representing the second half of a comprehensive study, presents descriptive data on the structure, functions, and services of the Social Services Component in Title IV-A Day Care in Philadelphia. Data were based on extensive interviews with 67 respondents representing 35 agencies. Two interviews, one each with a supervisor and a social service worker, were planned for each social service unit so that a more comprehensive and reliable description could be obtained. The actual data collected represented two-person responses from 27 units, and single responses from 13 units. Major areas in which findings are presented include: (1) simplicity of component structure, (2) activities of service workers, (3) key services offered, (4) procedures for admission of children into the Day Care Program, (5) agency provision for the professional growth and development of its workers, (6) case work load, (7) service worker participation in parent involvement activities, and (8) service worker role in the referral of clients to other community agencies. Two major problems identified by respondents were that the service worker's role needed additional clarification and that there was a lack of support from other internal staff members. Analysis of within-unit data suggested that there was a lack of communication among workers and supervisors in the same units. Extensive tables are included. (Author/JMB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC