A nationwide survey of the executive directors/chief executive officers of Family Service America member agencies was undertaken to assess changes that occurred in personnel and staffing patterns during the conservative decade of the 1980s. The data underscore areas of both continuity and change and have implications for administrators and educators concerned with future leadership and practice roles in family service agencies.
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