Michael H. Phillips

Motivation and Expectation in Successful Volunteerism

an opportunity for emotional association with others and a &dquo;service&dquo; focus (Schindler-Rainman, 1977). Most of the types of volunteer activities cited by Ellis and Noyes in their book on the history of volunteers in America are thought of as altruistically based. However, without in any way denigrating the altruistic aspect of volunteering, many professionals have long recognized that volunteering is also motivated partially by self-interest. Self-interest aspects of volunteerism have been identified as: learning, self-actualization, and increased status (Naylor, 1967). Increasingly programs are identified in terms

Social Workers' experiences of the World Trade Center disaster: Stressors and their relationship to symptom types

The study describes New York area social workers’ experiences of nine different stressors on 9/11. It also examines their reports of working with clients within the 6 months after 9/11. These variables are then analyzed for their relationship with symptomology 6 months after 9/11. Proximity to the WTC on 9/11, knowing someone who was a primary victim, and talking with clients about events related to 9/11 were all related to symptom levels; however, these experiences differentially impacted levels of depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms. Sex and race differences were found among the variables.

Homeless Families: Services Make a Difference

An emergency shelter that provides services to single-parent homeless families is described. Findings indicate that when the concrete needs of families are met during the initial stage of treatment, a trusting relationship can be established between the worker and client.

Book ReviewsChild Welfare. By ZuckermanErva. New York: Free Press, 1983. 218 pp.

to the utility of this work. It is also to be hoped that future publications will extend and give indepth treatment to the important topics represented in this fine collection of articles. In this volume, the editing has yielded a wellrounded selection of material immediately adaptable to the purposes and process of professional social work education. The content is pertinent for students, lay people, researchers, administrators, practitioners of many people-serving disciplines, planners, social activists, concerned community leaders, involved citizens, and especially professional social workers. It would seem to be essential reading for the staff member committed to growth and to enhancing the quality of life within a value set emphasizing pluralism, a holistic approach, and humanistic partnerships. This publication augers well as a foremost example of the meaningful work of the Association of Voluntary Action Research Scholars. It joins a growing resource file of creative and scholarly studies. Particularly noteworthy in these publications are the selected references cited at the end of each article which anchor it to a growing body of literature on volunteer-professional transactions.