At a Crossroads: The US Human Services System and the Impact on Its Workforce

December 1, 2007 This paper, written by Jerry W. Friedman, was prepared for presentation at the International Symposium on Social Services Provision sponsored by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs in Seoul, South Korea on December 11 and 12, 2007. This paper is intended to provide a practical description and a case study of the development of public health and human services policy and programs in the United States with special emphasis on emerging trends and an analysis of the impact on services as a result of the implementation of Welfare Reform in 1996. It concludes with a . . .