The Living Together Arrangement: Social Work and the Lost Client

Authors

Robert W. Weinbach, University of South Carolina
Anne C. Blankenship, Richland Memorial Hospital - Columbia, South Carolina
Sarah M. Friedman, S.C. Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Judy C. Rutledge, S.C. Governor's Office
Claudia A. Thompson, Charleston Area Mental Health Center

Abstract

A recent research study suggests that persons living together outside of marriage do not view social work services as a potential source of help for problems brought into the living together arrangement, those common to all intimate long-range dyadic relationships or those directly related to choice of lifestyle. A multi-faceted approach is suggested which would aim at reaching this potential client group in a climate which will neither stigmatize or judge the alternate lifestyle or the persons who practice it.

Recommended Citation

Weinbach, Robert W.; Blankenship, Anne C.; Friedman, Sarah M.; Rutledge, Judy C.; and Thompson, Claudia A. (1976) "The Living Together Arrangement: Social Work and the Lost Client," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 3: Iss. 5, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1152
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol3/iss5/10