# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S552
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552 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

Other associations in which the Department,
Executive Secretary, holds membership are: the Ameri
Association, the Conference on American Citizenship,:
Chests and Councils, the Council of Lutheran Agencies; .
There are many other agencies, both voluntary and go
in which we must. still seek membership, both to inj
quality of our own work by learning of others and
our ideas and motivations for the common good,

The Department is also planning institutes and sem
own for various types of workers. Committees have'a
set up to arrange extensive workshops for institutional
and for Lutheran social workers. We hope by this meangé
lish a well-rounded in-service training program for all 0

5. Convention of the Lutheran World Federat
The present chairman of the Board of Social “W

they had neither voice nor vote in these sessions, th
greatly by the experience, and we believe this gain will beg
in the work of the Department in the coming years. »

After the conclusion of the meetings of the Luther
Federation, our representatives, upon the invitation and.)
auspices of the Association for Inner Missions of Bavaria;
the institutions and agencies of the Lutheran Church
An intensive study of the methods and techniques empl
this work produced much information which will be of b
in our missionary and charitable work. On the other.:
representatives were able to contribute much to the Ge
by many discussions of our own methods and practices.
bers of the Board of Social Welfare are very grateful fo:
tunity to learn and to be of service.

6. Recruitment and Training of Social Workers and.

One of the great difficulties which confront us in the
of the work of our agencies of mercy is the lack of ag
trained and well-qualified social workers. The standa
formance in most of our agencies have risen rapidly A
impetus of generally rising standards in social work and:
and Federal laws regulating social work agencies. Prodi Z
Lutheran workers has not kept step with the rising tid
for qualified workers, and many of our agencies either-m
their work of mercy or perform it with a staff of non