The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04
THE SOCIAL WORK LABORATORY
In ACTION

this way. no member is allowed Il
end his work for the quarter withou
some idea of the quality of his work
The work of the personnel service
director is one of guidance. The di
lrector helps whenever special person
mel needs in individual cases develop
Every member of the Lab is viewed
as possessing definite strengths and
weaknesses, the former to be recog
nized and the latter to be corrected
il possible. Often, some very difficult
personal needs are met successfully.
This type of service means much to
the individuals concerned and per-
haps more for the success of the Lab
as a whole.
DecentraIized Administration
Featured
Control of the program is main
tanned by a system of centralized
Leadership and decentralized admins
tration under supervision of the di-
rector assisted by agency supervisors.
This is shown by the record system
of the Lab as whole as well as by
the system of group meetings.
The meetings of all of the groups
are required to keep time and activity
records. Significant facts are record
ed on a standard form and checked
by the agency supervisor as well as
the executive committee and director.
The group chairman drafts a weekly
chairman's report on standard
form. A description and an evalua-
ton of the work done by the group
Is presented for use by the executive
committee and director. Each group
also submits a midquarter and quar-
terly report, the former showing ac
complishments and goals for the re-
mainder Of the quarter and the latter
summarizing the developments of the
group for the quarter plus recommen-
dations for the following quarter. In
this way, the succeeding group can
make a good adjustment on the prof.
ect and the executive committee can
draft final report for the director.
no Ildo5 tOilCiCh anu CANS0tifC
council proceedings also serve as a
basis for this final report. At the
end of each quarter all records are
Systematically arranged and filed |
away. They are kept for referral
when desired and for eventual re-
search analysis. They frequently |
serve as primary data for students
who wish to write honor theses and |
thereby graduate with honors if they |
meet the other necessary require
ments.
All Members Contribute Leadership
Centralized leadership in the Lab |
Is necessary to fulfill the Labs re-
sponsibility to the students and the
agencies served. At the same time,
all of the students contribute in yari-
JUS ways to this leadership. They
larry out the services of the Lab in
| decentralized way as well as parti
eipate in it's leadership. In this way,
hey experience democratic methods
N administration. They also practice
scientific methods by careful record
Ing of work activity and by frank APP
Draisal of the facts that are encoun-
cred by the various groups. BY adj
lering to democratic and scientific
at the same time, the Lab
s able to fulfill its obligation and
responsibilities as well as grow in
avor in the community.
Premium Placed On Ability
We often wonder about the right of
he community when it exists only {
or training purposes. We justify it
" a very simple philosophy. Any
Individual in the community has as {
luch power as he can demonstrate s