ies in the nature of programs which would be supported by the federal government, in eligibility criteria for program clientele, and in the level of funding which would be provided by the federal government (Pawlak, Jester, and Fink, 1983).
For those private sector organizations which delivered social services which were, to some degree, funded by the federal and state governments, changes in program design, clientele eligibility, and funding were traumatic (Pawlak, Jester, and Fink, 1983). Many of these agencies were required to decide whether to continue to provide the service at the same quality level, while reducing client loads, or, to maintain client loads, while reducing the quality level of services delivered (Friesen and Frey, 1983). Other agencies were faced with a necessity to reduce the scope of their activities, and were required to make painful decisions as to which activities and clients to drop (Friesen and Frey, 1983). Some agencies were placed in positions which demanded the develo
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