CRISIS IN THE WORKPLACE - THE ROLE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SOCIAL-WORKER

Beginning several months before the Gulf War and continuing through th e cease-fire, the Israeli economy underwent dramatic and generally neg ative changes. Among those most profoundly affected were the country's workers. This article examines the socioeconomic impact of the war an d the efforts of occupational social workers to cope with the needs of Israeli working men and women. Techniques of crisis intervention are examined in the context of a pervasive atmosphere of change and uncert ainty. This article concludes with a look at the requirements of occup ational social workers in such situations and an attempt to extrapolat e from this experience to other instances of widespread crisis.