PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC WELFARE

The General Program

The following references deal with the general field of public welfare and public assistance.

ABBOTT, EDITH. Public Assistance. Vol. 1-American Principles and Policies; In Five Parts: With Select Documents. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1940. 894 pp.

Uses selected documents, arranged in chronological order, to show the basic principles and policies of the public assistance systems up to the enactment of the social security program.

ABBOTT, GRACE. From Relief to Social Security: The Development of the New Public Welfare Services and Their Administration. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1941. 388 pp.

A collection of papers, written during the period 1929-39, which discuss the early relief programs, the Social Security Act, and administrative problems.

ALTMEYER, ARTHUR J. "A Look at the Future." Social Work Journal, Vol. 24, Jan. 1953, pp. 7-11 f.

Discusses the social security programs and considers possible developments in the field of social welfare in the United States.

AMERICAN PUBLIC WELFARE ASSOCIATION. The Public Welfare Directory, 1959. Loula Dunn, editor. Chicago: The Association, 1959. 440 PP.

Information on the programs, administrative practices and staff of national, State and local public welfare agencies in the United States and Canada.

AXEL ROBERT. Trends and Relationships in Public Assistance in the United States, 1940-52: A Statistical Analysis. New York: Government Affairs Foundation, Inc., 1953. 73 PP., and appendix. Processed.

BIERMAN, PEARL. Role of the State Public Assistance Agency in Medical Care-A Series of Reports. Chicago: American Public Welfare Association, 1953-55. 8 reports.

The reports are (1) General Aspects of Medical Assistance; (2) Pooled
Funds for Medical Care; (3) Organization for Administration of Medical
Assistance Programs; (4) Advisory Committees in Medical Assistance.
Programs; (5) Hospital Care; (6) Physician's Services; (7) Nursing
Home Care; and (8) Drugs.

BORNET, VAUGHN DAVIS. California Social Welfare. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1956. 520 pp.

A research study on public assistance legislation, public and voluntary program financing, and public welfare services.

BROWN, JOSEPHINE CHAPIN. Public Relief 1929-1939. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1940. 524 pp.

A graphic account of the decade between 1929 and 1939 when the responsibility for unemployment relief shifted from a private to a public service.

COHEN, WILBUR J. "Needed Changes in Social Welfare Programs and Objectives." Social Service Review, Vol. 33, Mar. 1959, pp. 30-42.

Reviews the past accomplishments and outlines the future needs in social welfare programs.

DEGRAZIA, ALFRED, editor. Grass Roots Private Welfare. Winning Essays of the 1956 National Awards Competition of The Foundation for Voluntary Welfare. New York: New York University Press, 1957. 306 pp.

Includes papers on juvenile delinquency, neighborhood rehabilitation, chronic illness, health education and medical care, migrant workers, child welfare and aid to mothers, and the aging.

HOEY, JANE M. "The Lack of Money: Its Cost in Human Values." Social Casework, Vol. 38, Oct. 1957, pp. 406–412.

Reviews the limitations of public assistance programs and urges a concerted effort to assure all needy persons and families the right to public assistance and money sufficient to meet their needs.

HOWARD, DONALD S. The W.P.A. and Federal Relief Policy. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1943. 879 pp.

A detailed, comprehensive study of history's largest public works program, including not only its accomplishments and policies but also public opinion on the program. Considers the problem of general as distinct from categorical relief, describes the W.P.A. organization and policies, and devotes II chapters to various aspects of eligibility for W.P.A. employment.

HYDE, LAURIN. "The Trouble With Residence Laws." Public Welfare, Vol. 16, Apr. 1958, pp. 103-105 ff.

Concludes that residence laws are "out-of-date, inhuman and costly.”

LAMALE, HELEN H. "Concepts of Income Adequacy." (In National Conference on Social Welfare. The Social Welfare Forum, 1959. New York: Columbia University Press, 1959, pp. 103-113.)

LEYENDECKER, HILARY M. Problems and Policy in Public Assistance. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955. 400 pp.

Designed primarily as an introductory text on public assistance and related income-maintenance programs. Considers the development, gen

eral characteristics, organization, and administration of public assistance. References are listed at the end of each chapter.

LOTWIN, GERTRUDE. A State Revises Its Assistance Standard. (Public Assistance Report No. 37.) Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1959. 40 pp.

A report on a project in the New Jersey State Division of Welfare designed to provide more realistic payments and better understanding of payments for needy persons and to bring about simpler staff procedures. and more effective administration for the agency.

MCGINNIS, MARGARET, and PERKINS, WALTER M. Statewide Review of Eligibility Determination for Old-Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, Aid to the Blind, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled. (Public Assistance Report No. 32.) Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1958. 31 PP.

Explains the purpose of the review, the plan for carrying out the objectives, and the statistical methodology.

MILES, ARTHUR P. An Introduction to Public Welfare. Boston: D. C. Heath and Co., 1949. 450 pp.

Outlines the philosophy and historical background of modern public welfare programs and describes the structure and administrative techniques of welfare agencies.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POLICY AND STRATEGY IN SOCIAL WELFARE. Policy and Strategy in Social Welfare... Report to the Churches. New York: National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., Department of Social Welfare, 1957. 48 pp.

Eight reports on the chief concerns and problems of the churches in relation to welfare needs and services.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WELFARE. Proceedings .. Selected Papers, Annual Meetings, 1874-New York: The Conference, 1875-. Published for the National Conference on Social Welfare by the Columbia University Press since

1939.

Primarily concerned with the development and administration of social welfare activities, the proceedings of these annual conferences have, since the passage of the Social Security Act, included papers on the social security program.

NATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE ASSEMBLY. Confidentiality in Social Services to Individuals. New York: The Assembly, 1958. 48 pp.

Examines basic concepts and every-day practices, and suggests ways of overcoming current problems.

NEW YORK. STATE. INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON LOW INCOMES. Public Assistance Recipients in New York State,

January-February 1957: A Study of the Causes of Dependency During a Period of High-Level Employment, by Eleanor M. Snyder. New York: The Committee, Oct. 1958. 159 pp. Processed.

Describes the public assistance program in New York State from 1940 to 1957, gives the general characteristics of public assistance recipients in the State in 1957, and discusses the causes of dependency among public assistance families and individuals in the State in 1957.

OSBORN, PHYLLIS R. "Current Problems in Establishing Public Confidence in Our Social Welfare Programs." Social Service Review, Vol. 26, Sept. 1952, pp. 261–269.

PAGE, HARRY O. "Progress Toward Control and Prevention of Dependency." Public Welfare, Vol. 14, Oct. 1956, pp. 200–

206.

A report on a study of dependency in Winona, Wisconsin.

RESEARCH COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY. 18 Years of Public Assistance, 1936–53. (Publication No. 99.) Chicago: The Council, 1954. 43 PP.

A review of the five assistance programs from their inception through

1953.

Residence Laws: Road Block to Human Welfare. New York: National Travelers Aid Association, 1956. 31 pp.

A symposium that includes Let's Face Up to Restrictive Residence Laws, by Elizabeth Wickenden; What Happens in a State Without Residence Requirements, by Peter Kasius; The Cost to Children of Restrictive Residence Provisions, by Edna Hughes; and Medical Services Hampered by Restrictive Residence Requirements, by Ruth B. Taylor.

RONEY, JAY L. "Twenty Years of Public Assistance." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 18, Aug. 1955, pp. 17-23.

Traces the development of the public assistance program since 1935.

SCHIFF, PHILIP. "Twenty Years of Social Security." Social Casework, Vol. 36, Oct. 1955, pp. 343-351.

SCHOTTLAND, CHARLES I. "Trends Affecting Public and Voluntary Social Welfare Planning." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 18, Feb. 1955, pp. 3-6.

SMITH, A. DELAFIELD. The Right to Life. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1955. 204 pp.

The author, an attorney with wide experience in the field of social welfare, suggests ways "of extending our legal system of human rights and obligations so as to get law and applied social science more in step."

"State Public Assistance Legislation, 1959." Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 23, Feb. 1960, pp. 23-29.

A biennial release.

THE TAX FOUNDATION. Improving Public Assistance: Some Aspects of the Welfare Problem. (Project Note No. 31.) New York: The Foundation, 1953. 44 PP.

A study based on replies to a questionnaire sent to the chief welfare administrator in each State. Reviews recent development in the public assistance programs, considers the financing, lien and recovery, and relatives' responsibility provisions of the programs; discusses the welfare secrecy issue; and examines the recommendations of the State welfare administrators for improving administration.

TOLLEN, SUSANNE D. "How to Motivate Recipients Toward Self-Support and Self-Care." Public Welfare, Vol. 16, Oct. 1958, pp. 208-212 ff.

Describes the role of the public welfare agency and the caseworker in motivating the public assistance recipient.

U.S. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Public Assistance: A Report of the Findings and Recommendations of the Advisory Council on Public Assistance. (S. Doc. 93, 86th Cong., 2d sess.) Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1960. 137 PP.

U.S. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SOCIAL SECURITY. Public Assistance: A Report to the Senate Committee on Finance . . . (S. Doc. 204, 80th Cong., 2d sess.) Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1948. 42 pp.

Includes recommendations for modifying the existing State-Federal programs-old-age assistance, aid to dependent children, and aid to the blind and for establishing a State-Federal general assistance program for needy persons not covered by any State-Federal public assistance

program.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Characteristics of General Assistance in the United States. (Public Assistance Report No. 39.) Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1959. 119 pp.

A study prepared by the Bureau of Public Assistance for the Senate Special Committee on Unemployment Problems. Information for each State is presented in five sections: General description; Conditions of eligibility; Standards of assistance and payment; Administration; and Other aid from public funds.

Characteristics of State Public Assistance Plans Under the Social Security Act: Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, Aid to Dependent Children, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled. (Public Assistance Report No. 40.) Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1960. 116 pp.

Illness and Disability: Selected References for Public Assistance Caseworkers. Washington: The Bureau, 1957. 22 pp. Processed.

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