"Reprinted by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Social and Rehabilitation Service, Children's Bureau with permission of the Adelphi University School of Social Work."--Page [2] of cover.
Based on an institute sponsored by Adelphi University School of Social Work and the United Cerebral Palsy Associations under a grant from the Children's Bureau.
Includes papers presented at the Institute on Mothers-At-Risk at West Point, N.Y., March 1966.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword I / Beulah Rothman -- Foreword II / Brewster S. Miller -- Preface / Florence Haselkorn -- Introduction and Overview / Florence Haselkorn -- High-Risk Mothers and Infants: Problems and Prospects for Prevention / Arthur J. Lesser -- Social and Economic Characteristics of High-Risk Mothers / Elizabeth Herzog -- Some Implications of recent Legistlation for Social Work / Virginia Insley -- Mothers-at-Risk- Social Policy and Provision: Issues and Opportunities / Vera Shlakman -- New Models for Community Action in Providing Health Services / Bernard M. Shiffman and Edward F. Morrissey -- A Strategy of Intervention in a Low-Income Community / Harris B. Peck, Elmer Struening, and Joseph J. Smith -- Adaption of Traditional Methods in Services to Individuals in Families and Groups / Louise P. Shoemaker -- Social Work Education at Risk / Bess Dana -- Summary with a theme: how can we harmonize multiple social work tasks? / Kurt Reichert