A study done in 1968-1969 by students at Portland State UhiYerslty School of Social lliork at the request of the Oregon state Public vlelfare Commission. Starf Dt~velopnent Division sought to deYise an instrument for assessing the effecth-eneas of teaching the caseworl-: princ:iples of Felix P. Biestek to case\',"Ork trainees :in the pu blic 'Welfare's orien tatj.on program. The test in::strument developed was £ound to have lowI but acceptable, internal reliability. Building en the previ(JUs year's work, this 1969-1970 study sought to cleterr.dne the validity of the test. instrument by relatuig test scores to two measures of job performance, namelY the latest SlJpervisory civil service rD.ti.'1g and a self rating. Data was collected on thirty of the original tE';st group. The test inst•rum.ent "I1aS deter 65 '1,1
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