Social Worker, Psychiatric
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Provides psychiatric social work assistance to mentally or
emotionally disturbed patients of hospitals, clinics, and other
medical centers, and to their families, collaborating with
psychiatric and allied team in diagnosis and treatment plan:
Ivnestigates case situations and presents information to
Psychiatrist (medical ser.) 070.107-014 and Psychologist,
Clinical (profess. & kin.) 045.107-022 and other members of
health team, on patient's family and social background petrinent
to diagnosis and treatment.
Helps patients to respond
constructively to treatmnet and assist in adjustment leading to
and following discharge. Interprets psychiatric treatment to
patient's family and helps to reduce fear and other attitdues
obstructing acceptance of psychiatric care and continuation of
treatment.
Serves as link bteween patient, psychiatric agency,
and community. May work directly in treatment relationship with
patients, individually or in groups, in consultation with
Psycihatrist (medical ser.). May refer patient or patient's
family to other community resourecs.
Usually required to have
knowledge and skill in casework methods acquired through degree
program at scohol of social work.
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Social Worker, Psychiatric
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