To study the problems of developing a useful conceptual framework for utilizing workers in the field of social welfare who received training at less than the highest professional level, four 2-day symposium sessions were held during the fall of 1968, Approximately 13 participants, predominanatly social workers and representatives from the fields of corrections, education, rehabilitation law, and public personnel, attended each session. The findings of the syposium are included, together with recommendations and implications for implementation. Additional material, developed and refined in conference discussions after the end of the symposium, has also been written into the report. (CD)