Social Work Essay

  *scholarly &  in-text references needed*

Think about the roles and functions of a psychiatric social worker in inpatient psychiatric care settings. Focus on practice skills. Consider the philosophy of psychiatric social work.

In a 3 page paper:

• Introduction
• Explain the philosophy that drives psychiatric social work in caring for patients with mental illness.
• Explain the primary goals of psychiatric social workers.
• Describe the roles and functions of psychiatric social workers on interdisciplinary inpatient psychiatric teams.
• Compare differences and similarities in roles, practice skills, and functions between psychiatric social workers in inpatient units and non-psychiatric medical social workers in other types of medical units or healthcare settings.
• Conclusion