A case for generic social work in health settings.
The need for generic social work in health settings and the importance of role definition is examined in this article. A practical application of such a role definition, in regard to discharge planning, is described. The effect of a generic definition on the structuring of social service systems and on clinical practice is hypothesized, and a rationale for generic social work, both for the clinician and for the administrator, is presented.
D001900:Boston; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*