THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL WORK IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHIATRY
There is an important relationship between Psychiatry and Social Work in terms of conceptual foundations. The goal of both fields is to provide individuals and societies with a healthier and better quality of life. Some symptoms may be indicative of a psychiatric disorder, or they may be a normal reaction to problems with the systems in which the person lives and/or to the negative conditions of the social environment.
Social Work practices emphasize the importance of understanding the complex relationships between individuals and their environment. Social Workers deal with the problems that prevent the individual's needs from being met and that arise from the relationship between the individual and his/her environment. The interrelationship between the person and the environment includes adaptation, the environment and position of the person, vulnerability, pressure, social and technological pollution, life stressors and coping techniques.
Psychiatric illnesses negatively affect a person's interactions with their social environment. The person's relationships, education, work situation and quality of life in general suffer. In this case, the criterion for successful treatment is a simultaneous psychiatric intervention and social work intervention to improve impaired social functioning.
At the clinical level, the focal points are the patient, the patient's family and the social environment. The characteristics of the patient and the nature of the illness determine the limits of the intervention. Working with the patient; rounds, working with the individual in the clinic,
SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF SOCIAL SERVICES
- Psycho-Social Work with the Patient: Making evaluations about the psycho-social situation of the patient, making suggestions or conducting appropriate studies and then preparing a report under the name of social work
- Psycho-Social Work with the Patient's Family: Interviewing the patient's family, obtaining various information about the patient's condition, informing, making suggestions and preparing a report under the name of social work related to this interview
- Social Review and Evaluation Report: When deemed necessary, conducting a comprehensive examination of the patient and the patient's social environment (relatives, socio-economic status, home life, etc.) and preparing a social examination report
- Home or Institutional Visit: To prepare a situation assessment and/or evaluation report by organizing a visit to the patient's home or a relevant organization when deemed necessary
- School Visit: Organizing a visit to the patient's school when deemed necessary and preparing a situation assessment and/or evaluation-follow-up report
- Workplace Visit: To prepare a situation assessment and/or evaluation report by organizing a visit to the patient's workplace when deemed necessary
- Group Work with Patients: Organizing group work to deal with the solution of social and emotional problems affecting the patient during their illness and treatment and reporting them under the name of social work
- Group Work with Patient Families: Organizing group work with patient families in order to deal with the solution of family problems that directly affect the patient during the illness and treatment and reporting them under the name of social work.
- Interviews and mentoring practices to support and guide their adaptation to social life after discharge
- Activities for Patients Deprived of Psycho-Social and Economic Support Mechanisms: Placement in institutional care, Placement in Temporary Care Centers, Providing In-Kind and Cash Assistance, Finding and directing resources for treatment expenses
- Social Investigation Report to be Prepared to be Submitted to Administrative Authorities and Institutions Related to the Patient: To prepare the Social Investigation Report in accordance with the request of the patient to be submitted to administrative and judicial authorities regarding the patient's condition
- Telephone/Email Contact: Telephone and e-mail interviews with patients who have been discharged or are still being treated, or their relatives
