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Psychiatric supervision of casework therpay

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Summary and Conclusions

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    Psychiatric social workers have been used as therapists in a Veterans Administration mental hygiene clinic.

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    A supervisory program with conferences with teaching psychiatrits in the psychiatric training center of a medical college has been evolved.

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    Particular emphasis has been placed upon increasing the self-confidence and ability of the therapists through the therapist-supervisor relationship.

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    Special problems presented by psychiatric social work therapists have been discussed.

This study has shown that psychiatric social workers with good basic training, with proper motivation, and with proper selection of cases, can perform effective psychotherapy in a mental hygiene clinic with adequate psychiatric supervision. The professional ability of the individual social worker has improved, as well as the efficiency of the clinic.

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  1. Veterans Administration Regional Office, 209 East Sixth Street, Cincinnati 2, Ohio

    David V. Blagg M. A., Milton Rosenbaum M. D., Henry D. Lederer M. D. & Frederic T. Kapp M. D.

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Blagg, D.V., Rosenbaum, M., Lederer, H.D. et al. Psychiatric supervision of casework therpay. Psych Quar 29, 232–238 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01567451

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