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25 Int'l Soc. Work i (1982)

handle is hein.journals/intsocwk25 and id is 1 raw text is: Make it possible for them to talk... This was Eileen Younghusband's advice to young social workers at a seminar on ageing on how to help people deal with bereavement. She spoke of a sadness, an emptiness at the centre when close relationships are sundered by death, and added: . . .to talk helps a little bit.. . Thus, when the news of Dame Eileen's sudden death in an auto- mobile accident on May 27, 1981, sent shock waves around the world, friends called each other across countries and continents; they went to each other's homes, they wrote letters and sent cables - all in an effort to relieve 'the sadness and fill the emptiness with talk of the tragic loss and of shared memories. This special issue of International Social Work has been conceived and produced, in part, as an extension of that healing experi- ence and, in part, as a useful record, albeit informal and spontaneous, of the achieve- ments of an extraordinary woman. A most rare and admirable social worker is how one of the contributors has described her. A reporter who had never met Dame Eileen confessed to initial scepticism about the unbelievable superhuman dimension so characteristic of memorial tributes, but con- cluded at the end of the service of thanks- giving for Eileen Younghusband that this one was different. At the end of the day, she said, you were left with the impression that there is a place for eulogy, particularly when it is backed by the very real conviction of those attending the service. PROLOGUE That conviction is reflected in the con- tents of this special issue. Eileen Young- husband's contributions, as recounted in the published testimonials and other tributes in this collection, attest to her influence on social policy and the social services in her own country and on social work education in every continent. They speak of her talent for quiet but firm leadership; her ability to bring out the best in students, friends, and colleagues; her foresight, creativity, and readiness to listen and to try out new ideas; her capacity for hard work; her prodigious output of scholarly work and personal com- munications; and very much more. Of her many gifts, perhaps the one that stands out most clearly as the greatest was her talent for friendship. The letters and comments reveal how many different circles of friends there were and how easily she moved from one to the other. Her wit, wisdom, and warmth shine through the shared memories of the many friends, leav- ing no doubt that she was one of the most influential, best known, and dearly beloved social workers ever to grace the profession. The idea of a memorial issue to honour and perpetuate the memory of Dame Eileen was suggested by the Board of Directors of the International Association of Schools of Social Work and welcomed by representa- tives of the International Council on Social Welfare, the International Federation of Social Workers, and the editor of the journal. The materials that have been collected by no means cover everything that has been

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