title: The social work role in an inpatient alcoholism treatment team.
abstract: This article discusses the role of the social worker in an alcoholism treatment team. Many insights for social work treatment have derived fron an unusual blending of professional and experiential knowledge and consciously used lay counseling. The importance of a consistent philosophy among team members is emphasized, as is the need to treat the significant persons in the patient's life.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D001290:Attitude; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012947:Social Work