Psychiatric Social WorkInterventions

Chairperson: Prof. (Dr.) B.S. Chavan Joint Director-RIMH

Supervisor: Mr. Anil KumarSpecial Educator

Presentee- Mr. Upmesh KumarRIMH

Outline

Concept of Psychiatric Social Work

Psychiatric Social Worker- Who is?

Required of Knowledge & Skills

Clinical and Non Clinical Role

Intervention Area & Interventions

Scope of Psychiatric Social Work

References

Psychiatric Social Work

Psychiatry + Social Work

1.

Definition

M. Ashdown & S. Clement Brown (1953): PSW as a social work undertaken by direct and responsible relationship with Psychiatry.

Lois French (1940): Continued contribution of social work knowledge in the field of psychiatry is known as PSW

2. Who is the Psychiatric Social Worker ?

A Mental Health Professional A Qualified & Trained Person An Important Member of the Psychiatric

Team Appointed in Psychiatric Hospital, Ward,

Clinical settings…

3. Required Knowledge &Skills

Knowledge

Interviewing Skill

Counseling Skills

Skills Social Work Knowledge Knowledge of Mental &

Behaviour Disorder

& Different Disability Psycho-Pathology History Taking Process Mental Status Examination Dynamics of Human Behavior

Assessment Tests/

Inventories / Batteries

4. Clinical & Non Clinical Role Clinical Role Intake History Taking Process Mental Status Examination (MSE) Diagnosis / Assessment of Patient Treatment / Intervention Plan Rehabilitation of Patient Conducting – Therapies

Family Therapy, Group Therapy,

Follow- Up : after care

Non Clinical Work

Promotion of Mental Health Mental Health / ID

Awareness Camp Case Detection &

Identification Community Outreach

Program Liaisoning & Employment Research Work

5. Intervention- Area Family Community Schools Industries Correctional Settings De-addiction Centers Hospital Prisoners – Jail

Interventions

Clinical Intervention - Workup, Psychosocial Assessment, Case Work,

Counselling - Family, Individual, Group, Therapeutic Treatment- Facilitation - about Treatment, Referral

Services, Welfare Services. Protection of Patient’s Rights

Article – Employment News paper

6. Scope of PSW Psychiatric Research based Institution General Hospital Settings Community Mental Health Programme National Rural Health Mission (NRHM-NHM) Fellowship Facilities for the Research & for Higher

Studies Drug De-Addiction Center School Social Work Trauma Centre- with PTSD cases – Disasters, Rape,

Suicide, etc.

Reference:

“Psychiatric Social Work – An Emerging Mental Health Profession” an article published in “Employment News Paper” 22-28 December 2012.

S. Swift (1936), Training in Psychiatric Social Work, London, Oxford University Press.

Verma R. (2009), Psychiatric Social Work in India, New Delhi, Sage Publications.

Shekhar et al., (2008), A Hand Book of Psychiatric Social Work, Bangalore, NIMHANS Publications.

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