Resocializing social policy: a strategy for survival of the modern welfare state and its impact on social work education

The modern welfare state has virtually reached its spending limits. To more efficiently meet human service needs at bearable costs, a two-tier delivery system is needed. Professionals & nonprofessionals, formal institutions, self-help groups, & neighborhood-based projects should play an important role in this system. The optimal DofL requires the application of appropriate criteria, to avoid role conflict & confusion. Schools of social work can -- & should -- be involved in this two-tier system through expanded training programs, technical assistance, & support of innovations in social policy. 1 Table, 1 Figure, 9 References. HA