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Social work and the local community—I.

Social work and the local community—I. A report from the Medical Social Work Group of the Australian Association of Social Workers, N.S.W. Branch* EDICAL social workers in public The immediate stimulus, however, hospitals in Sydney have long came from the importance given to been concerned whether patients, dis- locally based health and welfare ser- charged from hospital, can obtain the, vices, including professional social social care they need. This concern work by the N.S.W. Health Advisory has been heightened since advances in Council, in its report (1961-62) on medical science have progressively a comprehensive Community Mental shortened the average period of in Health Service and on the Care of the patient care; and since measures under Aged; and interest in a social work the National Health Act, 1953- 611 service for their patients evidenced in have increased the concentration of a pilot study, "Social Work and medical care in general medical General Medical Practice", undertaken practice, by the Department of Social Work, The trend in Australia for health University of Sydney and members of and welfare services, including pro- the Australian College of General fessional social work, to become locally Practitioners, at the request of the based is also discernible in the College. development of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

Social work and the local community—I.

Campbell-Brown, L.
Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 15 (1): 5 – Jun 1, 1962
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Social work and the local community—I.

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A report from the Medical Social Work Group of the Australian Association of Social Workers, N.S.W. Branch* EDICAL social workers in public The immediate stimulus, however, hospitals in Sydney have long came from the importance given to been concerned whether patients, dis- locally based health and welfare ser- charged from hospital, can obtain the, vices, including professional social social care they need. This concern work by the N.S.W. Health Advisory has been heightened since advances in...
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A report from the Medical Social Work Group of the Australian Association of Social Workers, N.S.W. Branch* EDICAL social workers in public The immediate stimulus, however, hospitals in Sydney have long came from the importance given to been concerned whether patients, dis- locally based health and welfare ser- charged from hospital, can obtain the, vices, including professional social social care they need. This concern work by the N.S.W. Health Advisory has been heightened since advances in Council, in its report (1961-62) on medical science have progressively a comprehensive Community Mental shortened the average period of in Health Service and on the Care of the patient care; and since measures under Aged; and interest in a social work the National Health Act, 1953- 611 service for their patients evidenced in have increased the concentration of a pilot study, "Social Work and medical care in general medical General Medical Practice", undertaken practice, by the Department of Social Work, The trend in Australia for health University of Sydney and members of and welfare services, including pro- the Australian College of General fessional social work, to become locally Practitioners, at the request of the based is also discernible in the College. development of

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Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jun 1, 1962

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