PUBLIC WELFARE 179 'Needed Amendments to the Social Security Act social work. In the language of Dr. Ellen Potter and Their Achievement" by James E. Murray, 1944-45 President of the National Conference of co-author of the Wagner- Murray-Dingell Bill; Social Work, "From the point of view of the in- A Health Program for the Nation""by Michael M. coming President, the most profoundly significant Davis, Chairman of the Committee on Research development [at the Cleveland meetings] was the in Medical Economics; "International Migration: presence of organized labor in strength, AF of L Displaced Persons"by Mary E. Hurlbutt, of the and CIO registering as members, attending meet New York School of Social Work;"Equality of ings, speaking from the floor, asking pertinent Opportunity""by Lester B. Granger, Secretary of questions and speaking formally from several the National Urban league. platforms. The Joint Committee of Trade Lin, Gordon Hamilton, an outstanding case Unions in Social Work and The National Social worker and teacher in the New York School of Service Division of the United Office and Pro- Social Work, in a recent article in the Social Service fessional Workers of America are strong forces Review placed a strong emphasis on the need for especially in the east, in welding closer this rela reconceiving the curriculum of schools of social tionship A strong precipitating factor in this work in terms of world human needs. In such welding process has been joint participation in war planning she believes it necessary that the subject relief campaigns but the depression hastened an matter, philosophy, and technical skills be related inter-group consciousness. Labor and social work to a positive program for an adequate standard of share the same interest in the common man- living, to a world point of view, and to a philosophy his economic, social, and political welfare wherever of racial and cultural democracy. In her words, he may be. It is inevitable that labor and social Our students must assimilate fully the tremendous work organizations increasingly work together and concepts of rights, of needs, of responsibilities, of often in the face of opposition from politicians tolerance, self-direction and participation and boards of directors and vested interests. It is translate these tremendous concepts into skills. quite possible that some such heckling group as l of this seems to indicate that the social the dies Committee will come forth with the ac worker is again willing to be a reformer-not in cusation that the labor movement is the left wing the sense of muckraker or uninformed zealot or of social work or social work the right wing of bigoted missionary, but in the sense of combining labor. The truth of the matter is that because of knowledge of facts with a faith that a better world similarity of objectives there must be a closer tie-up can be achieved. There need not be a separation between these two large organized groups. It is between good professional practice and earnest even possible that from these two groups will come striving for a good life anymore than what Harold the main pressures for directed social change Laski calls the divorce between scholarship and Third and fourth. Since these developments will te. In his words, The abyss which separates the be discussed in considerable detail in the body of ntellectuals of the main world of scholarship, this paper it is unnecessary to do more than briefly above all in the academic world, from the main refer to them here. The methodologies problems of their time is as grave in its implications of social work, case work, group work, and com s it is wide in its extent 3 munity organization are making striking adjust Carr-Saunders and wilson in their book, The ments to changing conditions and are doing it far Professions regret that the professions make more easily than they did during the depression progress but only in their own grooves, that they The tremendous amount of attention that has been do not grasp the essential features of social and given to social work skills and to the broad social economic situations, that they treat superficially services since 1930, means that there is less resis- the remainder of life outside their special activities. tance today to the profession, in part because social own organizations not only for the consideration doxically have become better technicians, and in of technical problems but for the determination of part because the people who need the social serv- the place of the particular professional group in ices understand them and want them. Even the society. This is now being done by numbers Army has found itself using case workers, whom it calls fiele Second. The next development, and directly physical, and social histories on potential indue linked with the first, is the alliance of labor and tees. Although social workers are still ridiculedPUBLIC WELFARE 179 "Needed Amendments to the Social Security Act and Their Achievement" by James E. Murray, co-author of the Wagner-Murray-Dingell Bill; "A Health Program for the Nation" by Michael M. Davis, Chairman of the Committee on Research in Medical Economics; "International Migration: Displaced Persons" by Mary E. Hurlbutt, of the New York School of Social Work; "Equality of Opportunity" by Lester B. Granger, Secretary of the National Urban League. Again, Gordon Hamilton, an outstanding case worker and teacher in the New York School of Social Work, in a recent article in the Social Service Review placed a strong emphasis on the need for reconceiving the curriculum of schools of social work in terms of world human needs. In such planning she believes it necessary that the subject matter, philosophy, and technical skills be related to a positive program for an adequate standard of living, to a world point of view, and to a philosophy of racial and cultural democracy. In her words, "Our students must assimilate fully the tremendous concepts of rights, of needs, of responsibilities, of tolerance, self-direction and participation and translate these tremendous concepts into skills." All of this seems to indicate that the social worker is again willing to be a reformer-not in the sense of muckraker or uninformed zealot or bigoted missionary, but in the sense of combining a knowledge of facts with a faith that a better world can be achieved. There need not be a separation between good professional practice and earnest striving for a good life anymore than what Harold Laski calls the divorce between scholarship and life. In his words, "The abyss which separates the intellectuals of the main world of scholarship, above all in the academic world, from the main problems of their time is as grave in its implications as it is wide in its extent." Carr-Saunders and Wilson in their book, The Professions regret that the professions make progress but only in their own grooves, that they do not grasp the essential features of social and economic situations, that they treat superficially the remainder of life outside their special activities. The remedy for this lack of vision is the use of their own organizations not only for the consideration of technical problems but for the determination of the place of the particular professional group in society. This is now being done by numbers of social work groups. Second. The next development, and directly linked with the first, is the alliance of labor and social work. In the language of Dr. Ellen Potter, 1944-45 President of the National Conference of Social Work, "From the point of view of the in￾coming President, the most profoundly significant development [at the Cleveland meetings] was the presence of organized labor in strength, AF of L and CIO registering as members, attending meet￾ings, speaking from the floor, asking pertinent questions and speaking formally from several platforms." The Joint Committee of Trade Unions in Social Work and The National Social Service Division of the United Office and Pro￾fessional Workers of America are strong forces, especially in the east, in welding closer this rela￾tionship. A strong precipitating factor in this welding process has been joint participation in war relief campaigns but the depression hastened an inter-group consciousness. Labor and social work share the same interest in the common man-in his economic, social, and political welfare wherever he may be. It is inevitable that labor and social work organizations increasingly work together and often in the face of opposition from politicians, boards of directors, and vested interests. It is quite possible that some such heckling group as the Dies Committee will come forth with the ac￾cusation that the labor movement is the left wing of social work or social work the right wing of labor. The truth of the matter is that because of similarity of objectives there must be a closer tie-up between these two large organized groups. It is even possible that from these two groups will come the main pressures for directed social change. Third and fourth. Since these developments will be discussed in considerable detail in the body of this paper it is unnecessary to do more than briefly refer to them here. The various methodologies of social work, case work, group work, and com￾munity organization are making striking adjust￾ments to changing conditions and are doing it far more easily than they did during the depression. The tremendous amount of attention that has been given to social work skills and to the broad social services since 1930, means that there is less resis￾tance today to the profession, in part because social workers are not so technique-minded and para￾doxically have become better technicians, and in part because the people who need the social serv￾ices understand them and want them. Even the Army has found itself using case workers, whom it ambiguously calls field agents, to gather mental, physical, and social histories on potential induc￾tees. Although social workers are still ridiculed or