ABSTRACT
I never cease to be proud of the variety of articles that are submitted to our Editorial Board for consideration for publication in the Journal. Proud, not so much in my role as Editor of the Journal, as in my role as a professionally educated social worker of more than 50 years standing. The pride I feel is in the number and variety of settings–hospitals, long-term care facilities, home care agencies, hospices, senior centers, public agencies, “think tanks,” schools of social work and other academic institutions–in which social workers are fulfilling the mission of the profession. That is, to work toward the betterment of the human condition, and to help individuals and communities in this struggle. The pride I feel is also in my reading of the articles which are submitted to the Journal. So many of the articles reflect the importance and the quality of work, members of our profession are doing.
