title: Social work consultation for small hospitals.
abstract: Rural health care settings are often small and have limited resources to devote to programs such as social services. This article describes a social work consultation program designed to upgrade health care in small hospitals lacking social service departments or personnel. Consultation services were directed toward the training and use of existing staff, rather than the more common arrangement of direct service provision by the consultant. Strategies for consulting across disciplines are suggested.
mesh_terms: D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D012947:Social Work; D014959:Wyoming