title: Social work's contribution to psychosocial rehabilitation.
abstract: This article describes the social work profession's contribution to the emerging field of psychosocial rehabilitation and presents principles that enable social workers to work effectively with people with chronic mental illnesses. Although model psychosocial rehabilitation programs have been established throughout the United States, psychosocial rehabilitation has not been widely articulated in the social work literature. This article specifically defines the psychosocial rehabilitation approach in the model programs, often called "clubhouses," and describes the contribution of social work to the model's development.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rissmeyer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration