A Study of a Group of Short Term Cases at the Jewish Family and C

Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Master's Theses Theses and Dissertations 1954 A Study of a Group of Short Term Cases at the Jewish Family and Community Service Chicago, Illinois Agnes S Werch Loyola University Chicago Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_theses Part of the Social Work Commons Recommended Citation Werch, Agnes S., "A Study of a Group of Short Term Cases at the Jewish Family and Community Service Chicago, Illinois" (1954) Master's Theses 1326 https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_theses/1326 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons For more information, please contact ecommons@luc.edu This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License Copyright © 1954 Agnes S Werch -A s'l'UDY OJ' A QROUP or sBtmtr TElUi CASES AT 1rl:iJS ZEVflSB FAMILY AND CQMWNIfi SERVICE CBlCAGO ILLINOIS Agn bJ .eroh , 'I1Il••u subla1 \ted \0 \be raoulty ot the Soheel ot Social Werk of LoJOla VA1 ~.l" 1n Partial JUltlllaent of the aequiremante tor the Degr of Master of 500181 Work Chapter I mmOWC1J:ION l?U.rpo, of the th.'utl SOrI.e oflrl1e1" atu.dle, t ,ahort tea oa .De••rlp\lon ot the Jew1sh 1'.11, en4 Coaaun:1t, Son1•• ot Oh1oago II REVIEW OF EARLIER S1UDIEB O;rqORT TEJ:lM O,':;SES 47Studl bl ~.11a4.1ph1a QAapt-el" of ~rl.aD J.saoolatioD ot 800181 Nork.r Th &d.~ COll8, S\Ud, atud, b1 National Aaaoolat1on for Travelers A14an41Tan$lent a.r"1 8\\1.4, b, trhe J 8.18h lamil, soni ot No York-Artiole III DorO"\1'I.1, 'fhom;a8 Ill 14ADODi AND PROCI.DUUa 01 TO a1't1Dt, • • • • 18 0:r.,.l$OD w1 \h th.": atu41 _4 b, the J.w1sh F _ 11 Selr?1 of Nft 'Yor1cw-Sel•• tloaot the v.Q.$ .~'k\1on of the ea .Pl-oportlon of ahOrt pm De.or1ptlo11 of thl 8ohe4ul Varia t.:l._ 1a r ••01'd1ue COa'.' ot the IV tollowins 'h~pte~•• DESCRIPTION -0'6 Tlii CASES • • • • t , • • • • • -z ,el'aOl1- e Jlao,-1.n-peraou" oont;aota-a'e~ of the 6.e ~.v1ou appl1oatlona 10 tbe ageno, La, 01 time pre"ioua applloe ,1'O R.814.80 4« \&-St,a wa ee role 'e4 '0 rcud.4en Souro of rflterral Reterral aouree a rela'.4 to '~W._T1a el&paing b~twetm in! Usl oon\ao' aDd 1'lra' lnt.ervl 1n wh10ll •• cOM lnterview ao.be4ul Tel.phOn oontacts lAtter tot.al aot,1vlt1.a oe 11 111 V THE NATURE OF THE RE(VES'l'S • • • • • • • • • • I ' Expressed request not alw8Y the real nee4-Nature ot the requesta••Probl.m 8een as "ditferent" by the oaseworker Reque.ts tor financial ass1stance Financial assistance combined w1th other request.-.r•• Serv10e VI ru • • • • Servioe oompletec1••Reterral to another ageno,-Cllent wlthdrawel Worker' 'eolsion to oloae-MUtual deal.1onto 010 •• Oase8 11'1 whioh olient gaYe reaaon tor de.ls10n to olo•• Closlng oategories relate4 to 8~t fla1ly Welfare ROyle-vdnc Fund, nt 1.111.$11 ,em111 snd COlWl31Ai "I StJnl Of ChIcago enats tJiAdor U", e.uspl"•• of the Jewlsh lfe4er3tion of Chioaijo snd eene He vopo U tan ChicasOt lnoladlna the 8u\)urban al'o.a ad Jti\oe to tbe 01t1 ta the _ovlab J'am.t.l, an4 Commualt.l SOn10e tatea tun4em~u;r'&.1 ~90.o harmonioaa fl "t4 4oJ1'tri'buM to 8Qu.ad tandl, lite to t~l, r~la~loftsh1p$' ,be au4 to $oo1al a4Ju n of t.a.r-.J.17 lIb.r," Ita purpoa botll to k'engthea mAd "habll1ttlt 1:'.b.1a jRU',PQ••, wbloh hSe it ro.t 13 t.nt oar11 •• , philo ph7 01 Jawiah ph11fln'lU'op7' b.a "eA l'ei:ntQl'o." bl current ~ ledge of the ttll.lld17 e fihe baa! aoolal uni' in !11 wi th t.rnu.;'li';)nt:;< twas pr1~ln~ to note thtlt the the gl"ou.p 'he ~nd trl'i1Ull~:,nt$ OO"Zipr}f}ed nona 'Of them of~nl ty WrllS ef.~&n }tl~t;;n.oy in the char ~u.r only P'3!' ca!it ot tormed by r",r the lr1rgost at'0up wore neW, recurrent (provlou£1ly or new to the t",., Reai{)£;::;trS 'vh~t~1{'r of the; O:l.1$Oa pr~H'fJdlns rl$ct~l yefu.") old OQ8es roopenBd J.hOl't th~.a ~Q.Uv~Oi ''Rolti.t.1011ahlp ~~,\UlUl!>I '1"-10 bC'Wtl!ljl'l Di!':?cnoatle 5erv100 !.).nd eo ii"!r£~ '£SR ~Jtll"l ~'2~121e! sevent1 per (lout 0.1: !ill the 1nit1~lt.lve, friends, Bnd thirteen 'pOl' sevento~n other egonc1ee n.r;;otlou ill the per ot:)nt were ref'orr!!}dby other f'genc1ea OQlf.l1Uni ty iIf&H $Hn 04 wtU:$ per eat of t.» ttn 2'0 1!er cent Wf:l"e referred by revef:'~l that :multiple (ir