Abstract

pJofessional social workers, with a of children's institutions, similar to that fifth professional social worker added ccnducted by the Victorian Council of to it as recorder. Social Service. It plans to hold its first conference in May, 1959--the The ad hoc committee had the topic being "family needs." constitutions of the N.S.W. and Vic- The bulk of the work connected with torian councils of social service before the formation of this Council was it in framing its own constitution, and dcne, as is usual in organimtions, by the final result was more or less a a few enthusiastic supporters of the composite of these two constitutions. idea. Particular mention should be To the writer, who was a member of made of the extensive practical help the ad hoe committee, an interesting given by the local branch of the Bri- feature of the discussions was the care tish Medical Association in such things taken to protect the interest of the as duplicating and other office work, organisations, especially against the as well as in meeting the cost of a possibility of outvoting by individual large proportion of it. This help was or associate members. Specific clauses obtained at the instigation