Helen Harris Perlman is the Samuel Deutsch Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus, in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. She serves on the board of directors of the American Orthopsychiatric Association and the Council on Social Work Education. Her other books include "Persona: Social Role and Personality" (1968) and "Relationship: The Heart of Helping People" (1979), also published by the University of Chicago Press.