Clinical social work

Clinical social work is a specialty within the broader profession of social work. The American Board of Clinical Social Work (ABCSW) defines clinical social work as "a healthcare profession based on theories and methods of prevention and treatment in providing mental-health/healthcare services, with special focus on behavioral and bio-psychosocial problems and disorders".[1] The National Association of Social Workers defines clinical social work as "a specialty practice area of social work which focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, and other behavioral disturbances. Individual, group and family therapy are common treatment modalities".[2] Clinical social work applies social work theory and knowledge drawn from human biology, the social sciences, and the behavioral sciences.[3][4]

  1. ^ "What is Clinical Social Work". abcsw.memberclicks.net. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  2. ^ "Clinical Social Work". www.socialworkers.org. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  3. ^ Hopps, J. G., & Lowe, T. B. (2012). Social work practice in the new millennium. In C. Dulmus and K. Sowers (Eds.), The profession of social work: Guided by history (pp. 51-89). New York, NY: Wiley.
  4. ^ Hutchison, E. D. (2019). Dimensions of human behavior: Person and environment (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.