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A Commentary On Unicorns And Efficiency, Roger A. Lohmann
A Commentary On Unicorns And Efficiency, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
The issue of efficiency in human services parallels in many respects the principle that unicorns should receive fair treatment. People have paid lip service to the idea that human services should be delivered efficiently for most of the last century. Yet, in all of that time there has not been a single study published showing clearly whether a particular instance of service delivery was, or was not, efficient.The underlying issues involved in defining and measuring efficient service delivery are complex and difficult and administrators, boards and other stakeholders have typically done little more than pay lip service to the idea.
Review Of Books By Vinter & Kish And Lauffer, Roger A. Lohmann
Review Of Books By Vinter & Kish And Lauffer, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
During a decade of great changes in the organization and management of human service organizations, these authors have attempted to explain the changes that are occurring and offer guidance for how to deal with them for harassed and overworked human services managers and students.
Breaking Even: Preface To The Revised Edition, Roger A. Lohmann
Breaking Even: Preface To The Revised Edition, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
Breaking Even: Financial Management in Nonprofit Human Services (Temple University Press. 1980) was the first book-length discussion of nonprofit financial management ever published in English. This preface was prepared, along with several new or rewritten chapters and additional changes for a possible revised edition of the book. The publisher decided not to do a second edition and the original first edition continued to sell in its small market niche for 25 years.
Trends In Human Services In West Virginia, Roger A. Lohmann
Trends In Human Services In West Virginia, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
This article provides an overview introduction to the WV Human Services Trend Study, a statewide joint venture of the WVU School of Social Work, WV Human Resources Association, and WV Department of Human Services. Rather than a conventional needs assessment questionnaire, the Trend Study opted for a series of 15 county-level community forums to gather information on the future of human services in the state. From this eight subject areas of greatest interest were identified and experts were invited to develop working papers on each of these topics.
Automating The Social Work Office: Science Fictions And Practical Realities, Roger A. Lohmann
Automating The Social Work Office: Science Fictions And Practical Realities, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
Social work was not originally an office-based profession but has become one in the past few decades. In the process, the information technology of social work practice has changed relatively little. Social work practice has yet to develop unique computer applications, comparable to developments in medicine, law, architecture, education and other fields. Most interest in computer applications in social work to date has been clerical and made use of off-the-shelf applications. The potential of currently available technology for office automation in social work offers the prospect not only for important productivity improvement, but also for a means to dealing with …
Private Human Services In Welfare Society, Roger A. Lohmann
Private Human Services In Welfare Society, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
This paper is an effort to propose a moderately optimistic future for the personal care sector of human services. It is proposed that the best available future scenario for personal care services between now and the year 2019 is to concentrate on privatization of service delivery on a small-scale basis. Government, in this model should be limited largely to three roles: 1) source of venture capital; 2) regulation of service delivery; and 3) income maintenance for the poorest populations. In this future, the main burden of personal care services will be carried by the private sector. Dramatic improvements in the …