NCJ Number
65237
Date Published
1979
Length
150 pages
Annotation
THE REGIME OF RESIDENTIAL SOCIAL WORK CARE IS DISCUSSED AS THE KEY TO THE ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL CARE IN SOCIAL WORK; SOME CURRENT CONTROVERSIES ARE ALSO EXAMINED.
Abstract
RESIDENTIAL SOCIAL WORK SERVICES ARE GEARED TO PERSONS RESIDING IN INSTITUTIONAL OR SUBSTITUTE HOMES RUN BY SOCIAL WORK AGENCIES. VIEWED BY SOCIAL WORKERS AS SOMETHING TO BE TRIED AS A LAST RESORT, RESIDENTIAL CARE USUALLY RECEIVES THE LEAST RESOURCES AND THE LEAST-TRAINED PERSONNEL. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE REGIME-PLANNING; STAFFING; SELECTING PATIENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE; AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG STAFF, PATIENTS, AND FAMILY OR FRIENDS OF PATIENTS. DAILY PROGRAM PLANNING IS DISCUSSED AS A MEANS TO FOSTER INSTITUTIONAL AIMS RATHER THAN MERELY PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH PASTTIMES. A REVIEW OF CURRENT SOCIAL WORK CONTROVERSIES RELEVANT TO RESIDENTIAL CARE COVERS THE IMPLICIT CONTRACT BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND STAFF AND WHETHER OR HOW MUCH STAFF SHOULD TRY TO CHANGE THEIR PATIENTS. NOTES, REFERENCES, AND AN INDEX ARE INCLUDED. (PAP)