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• Think about the roles and functions of a psychiatric social worker in inpatient psychiatric care settings. Focus on practice skills. Consider the philosophy of psychiatric social work.

In a 3 page paper:

1. Introduction
2. Explain the philosophy that drives psychiatric social work in caring for patients with mental illness.
3. Explain the primary goals of psychiatric social workers.
4. Describe the roles and functions of psychiatric social workers on interdisciplinary inpatient psychiatric teams.
5. Compare differences and similarities in roles, practice skills, and functions between psychiatric social workers in inpatient units and non-psychiatric medical social workers in other types of medical units or healthcare settings.
6. Conclusion