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Abstract
There are increasing numbers of social workers employed in the health care field. Social work education is currently lacking in the preparation of students for work in health. This paper delineates 13 knowledge base content areas considered necessary for social workers in health care. It is determined that the educational thrust must provide both micro level and macro levels of practice specialization. However, the question is raised as to whether today's education should focus on today's health care social work practice, or whether educational programs for future designs of practice should be developed.
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Barbara Berkman
BARBARA BERKMAN is professor and director of the Social Work in Health Care Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute of Health Professions; and adjunct associate professor at the Simmons College School of Social Work. This paper is based on a 1979 reference document commissioned by the Society for Hospital Social Work Directors of the American Hospital Association.