As the placement continues students move toward greater independence. By the end of field placement most students carry out all the duties of the staff Social Workers. Social Workers at the hospital provide a full array of services to the patients. These services include initial psychosocial assessments, individual, group, and family interventions, and discharge planning. Students are also part of the interdisciplinary team and attend staff meetings such as treatment planning meetings.
Students also document in the patient charts under the supervision of the field instructor.
Field Instruction Settings Students may be placed in Admissions units, Extended Care units, or the Research unit. Patients in the Admissions and Extended Care units display a wide range of diagnoses and represent different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. The focus in the Research Unit is on patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Students, upon arrangement, may also visit other areas of the hospital, such as the Medical-Surgical unit, the Geriatric Unit, and the Forensic Unit in order to learn more about these specialty services. There is a wealth of experiences available to the eager student.