Ralph Dolgoff is a professor and has served as dean of the University of Maryland School of Social Work, as associate dean and acting dean at Adelphi University, and as senior program specialist at the CSWE. He is co-author of UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL WELFARE: A SEARCH FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, Seventh Edition (Allyn & Bacon, 2007), and is author of AN INTRODUCTION TO SUPERVISORY PRACTICE IN HUMAN SERVICES (Pearson, 2005). Frank M. Loewenberg is professor emeritus and former director of the School of Social Work of Bar-Ilan University. He is the author of FROM CHARITY TO SOCIAL JUSTICE (Transaction Books, 2001) and recently edited FIFTY YEARS OF SOCIAL WORK IN ISRAEL: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING SOCIETY (Jerusalem Magnes Press, 1998). He was a contributor to the INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL POLICY (Routledge, 2004). Donna Harrington is professor and doctoral program director at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her research focuses on child welfare and child maltreatment.