...must take the only part that is left. He must hold his position and command respect as an expert and a teacher, or as a pupil. He needs all the virtues...first and chief duty to all men is to give, with such human sympathy and friendliness as is possible between acquaintances, the benefit of his expert skill,...

...disease. Hence, the position of the social worker is really that of teacher, as Dr. Cabot says, " One who needs all the virtues, 'no more and no less than the...so fulfill his special function in the community." Besides natural versatility and tact, the work requires a fund of experience and a professional knowledge...

...Neither can social workers ascribe to themselves any superior virtue. As Dr. Cabot says, they need "all the virtues no more and no less than the railroad man, the farmer, or the shopkeeper." But they do need disinterestedness and social imagination. Every prospective social worker should read...