CHANGES IN SOCIAL-WORK - FROM THE CHANGIN G PUBLIC TO CHANGES IN CAREAND SERVICES

The populations who have dealings with social workers are much more di versified than previously. Furthermore, they are more aware of their r ights and have various types of problems. To cope, social workers have developed new methods and adopted new ways for organizing their work. These changes have helped thoroughly modify the meaning of social wor k, which has shifted from a psyche-educational model to the problems o f social reintegration. This analysis, notedly of the significance of the contracts passed between social workers and the persons who use th eir services, brings to light the ambiguity arising out of these trend s.