ABSTRACT
The usefulness of evaluation of effectiveness is obvious: realistic planning for individual and agency resources cannot take place without an understanding of the consequences of resource allocation. The amount and quality of the social work provided in each group differed greatly. The old people in the special group received more attention because the trained social workers had smaller caseloads. The developmental links between early life and later life need to be spelled out, as well as the normality of age-changes. An understanding of the possible satisfactions and the realistic possibilities for change can be linked to the objectives and possibilities for social work intervention. Loss of hearing, sight, or speech sometimes involves the social worker in a greater use and understanding of the non-verbal communication. Physical expression becomes more important, as do actions; and silence, too, can become more meaningful.
