Assignment: Social Work Essay
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:
o Introduction
o Explain the philosophy that drives psychiatric social work in caring for patients with mental illness.
o Explain the primary goals of psychiatric social workers.
o Describe the roles and functions of psychiatric social workers on interdisciplinary inpatient psychiatric teams.
o 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.
o Conclusion
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.