Ever spotted how trends appear and disappear only to return again? Many occasions when they make a return the teen generation feels that they have made something new. If the past trend is shown to them they're going to point out some difference that sets the new trend apart. In my sort of work we see trend go and go also. I've been in the social work field long enough that I've seen many trends come, go, and return. The return frequently has a novel twist or spin to it, but it still is a recycled idea.

As with cultural trends the people debating new services don't want to be reminded this has been around before. As the official agencies manage changes the legislature makes them available to the general public, that setting is far more political.

Non profit organisations can select which service programme areas that may serve ; they don't have to provide services for all populations. They most provide, or contract with an agency which will, services to all voters that meet the standards for the services that are revealed by the legislature. For huge urban counties this isn't a controversy because there are plenty of service suppliers including non profit associations that are available to service clients.

The governing body social service agencies are smaller and plenty of the non profit affiliations are not able to find staff that's ready or given training to deliver services. The result's that many folk in agricultural areas must travel a great distance to get services or go without them. When I worked for central agencies I was paid higher salary, but I also had a lot of responsibility. I wished to know many areas of social work because I may be asked to switch job obligations at any point to help the agency meet remitted service areas. In working for the non profit organizations the speed is slower and job obligations remain consistent, however the pay is lower. I've found that I'd rather have the lower rate of pay and more time to give to clients instead of having a higher wage and more paperwork necessities. It is getting maddening when the law makers bring back programs which have been attempted and failed by putting a new name on them and passing their administering as law. I don't miss having to clarify to clients why the services they were receiving have modified or are cut.