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Address before the Academy of political and social science, Philadelphia, Apr. 6-7, 1951.

Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate if the working conditions of child welfare social workers in one municipality would be improved after the implementation of three initiatives: weekly small group supervision for newly educated social workers, team-strengthening activities and training for the team leaders. Five teams consisting of thirty-six child welfare social workers and five team leaders participated. At project start and after the two project years (2017–2018), the social workers' perception of their working conditions was measured by a questionnaire (QPS Nordic). After the two years the social workers rated several aspects of their working conditions more positively. They were more satisfied with the organisational climate and leadership and with the collaboration in their work group. Turnover, which had been high for many years, had almost stopped and vacancies were now filled. The social workers were now more often satisfied with the quality of their work. Interestingly, these positive changes had occurred at the same time as the social workers now reported higher demands and more often experienced role conflicts. The overall results of this small-scale study indicate that working conditions of social workers can be improved after the implementation of rather modest means.

"This philosophy of social problems and their relationship to the social processes has been maintained throughout the text. Since it is impossible to treat in a single volume all the social problems that deserve attention, it has been necessary to make selections, and these have been made largely on the basis of major public interest. The authors are aware of their limitations and of the difficulties of making intelligent evaluations of the forces affecting the future of our society. It is their hope that the presentation of problems in this book will improve the abilities of the student to make effective adjustments to changing social conditions and to bring intelligence to bear upon the problems of social maladjustment"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents -- Foreword -- The Study -- Marriage -- Women and Work -- Rearing Children -- Social Participation -- Religious Participation -- Communal Involvement -- Religious Beliefs -- Values -- Political Participation -- Public Affairs -- Political Orientations -- Racial Attitudes -- The Complexity of Social Change -- Acknowledgments