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Webster's New World Dictionary defines social work as "any service
or activity designed to promote the welfare of the community and the individual,
as through counseling services, health clinics, recreational halls and
playgrounds, aid for the needy, the aged, the physically handicapped, etc."
Typically social workers practice throughout the community in hospitals,
schools, correctional facilities, social service agencies, nursing homes,
government offices, community mental health centers and in their own private
practices.
At the Clinical Center graduate students in the master's of Social
Work Program at Southern Illinois University are trained and supervised
by professional staff to provide direct clinical services. These services may
include:
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intake interviews for those seeking individual, couple, or family therapy, as well as court ordered evaluations.
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counseling for individuals, couples, families, and groups
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crisis intervention
- referrals
The training experience incorporates assessment for depression, mental status, suicidal
and homicidal ideation, child abuse, elder abuse, and DSM-IV diagnosis. The use of community
resources and networking are an integral part of the social work practice
and are utilized by the staff and graduate students working at the Clinical
Center.
Clinical Center Home Page
Revised November 13, 2006
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