Most social work jobs in mental health services are located in hospitals. Although several decades ago people with mental illness were primarily cared for in public mental hospitals, most care is now provided through community agencies such as community mental health centers. Only a minority of psychiatric social workers are employed in hospitals. Back to the Quiz 2. 2.
Social workers assist many people who are unemployed or who are incapable of holding jobs.
However, they also work closely with many employed people. One of the growing fields of social work is in employee assistance programs, which provide social services to employees where they work and to families of employees. Back to the Quiz 3. 3. Psychiatric social workers work closely with the medical specialization of psychiatry. TRUE Psychiatric social workers are heavily involved with psychiatrists, and deal with the social aspects of psychiatric care, often under the direction of psychiatrists.