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This article describes and contrasts the disorders, adding psychodynamic and developmental theory as presented by Kohut, Kernberg, Mahler, Masterson, and others. Treatment techniques are presented and illustrations are drawn from the biography and poetry of Sylvia Plath.

In the light of the changing social milieu and the changing demography of the family, research on family practice is essential if practice is to continue to serve families in a world of shifting values. A more unified and integrated theory, tested through model building, will result in a more effective practice.

The director of professional service is a leader charged with improving and integrating clinical service and developing administrators' skills. The multiple roles of the DPS, and the bearing these tasks have on the quality service delivery for which family agencies are noted, are outlined and discussed.

A new character disturbance classification much in evidence in the recent literature is the "borderline personality." New definitions of the classification are reviewed in this article, and implications for social work practice using various methods and modalities in working with these clients are discussed.

The clients' right to see their casework records can be used by the social worker as a valuable tool to increase communication in the casework process

Segments of behavior modification, Gestalt and reality therapy, transactional analysis, and ego psychology are integrated into the methods of social casework

The experience of many social workers with the aged is one-sided in those situations when the personal support systems of the clients disintegrate