Casework in a veterans' hospital : an analytical study of referrals from doctors, Shaughnessy Hospital, 1953-4
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Social Work, School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Barsky, Anastasia Nellie
issued: 2012-02-17T01:17:13Z
issued: 1954
related degree: Master of Social Work - MSW
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: There is evidence that from the earliest days of recorded history man has been aware of a significant relationship between sound physical health and an harmonious social environment. Many physicians and hospital administrators today recognize that a complete program of medical care includes facilities for the treatment of patients' social and emotional problems. The Department of Veterans' Affairs has recently given recognition to this principle through the provision of medical social service as part of the Treatment Services program for veterans. In the present study the medical social service program at Shaughnessy Hospital is examined in an attempt to show how the doctors use the new service and with what results. At the same time, an attempt is made to point out other potential areas of development for medical social service in this hospital. The basic information for the study was obtained from an analysis of approximately four hundred social service records, representing new referrals by doctors to the department for the year 1953-54. In addition, approximately thirty doctors were asked, through the medium of a questionnaire and in personal interviews, how they were using social services to complement medical care, and what recommendations they might make for the fuller utilization of these services. The findings from these two procedures were consistent. They indicated that there is a growing demand for social services in this setting, and that the potential demand is even greater. The services most widely requested were for the purposes of enabling medical diagnosis and treatment, and assisting the patients in discharge planning. On the other hand, there is as yet, little recognition of social work as a method of treatment, complementary to the medical plan: this finding appears both in the classification of the services for which patients were referred to the Medical Social Service Department, and in the comments and suggestions made by medical personnel. W…
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note: CASEWORK IN A VETERANS * HOSPITAL An A n a l y t i c a l Study of Referrals from Doctors Shaughnessy Hospital, 1953-4. by ANASTASIA NELLIE BARSKY Thesis Submitted i n P a r t i a l Fulfilment of the Requirements: f o r the Degree of MASTER OF SOCIAL WORE i n the School of S o c i a l Work Accepted as conforming to the standard required f o r the degree of Master of Soc i a l Work School of Soc i a l Work 1954 The University of B r i t i s h Columbia i v Abstract There i s evidence that from the e a r l i e s t days of recorded hi s t o r y man has been aware of a s i g n i f i c a n t r e l a t i o n -ship between sound physical health and an harmonious s o c i a l en-vironment. Many physicians and h o s p i t a l administrators today recognize that a complete program of medical care includes f a c i l i t i e s f o r the treatment of patients' s o c i a l and emotional problems. The Department of Veterans' A f f a i r s has recently given recognition to t h i s p r i n c i p l e through the provision of medical s o c i a l service as part of the Treatment Services pro-gram f o r veterans. In the present study the medical s o c i a l service program at Shaughnessy Hospital i s examined i n an attempt to show how the doctors use the new service and with what r e s u l t s . At the same time, an attempt i s made to point out other potential areas of development f o r medical s o c i a l service i n t h i s hospi-t a l . The basic information f o r the study was obtained from an analysis of approximately four hundred s o c i a l service records, representing new r e f e r r a l s by doctors to the department f o r the year 1953-54. In addition, approximately t h i r t y doctors were asked, through the medium of a questionnaire and i n personal interviews, how they were using s o c i a l services to complement medical care, and what recommendations they might make f o r the f u l l e r u t i l i z a t i o n of these services. The findings from these two procedures were …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0106483
language: eng
degree discipline: Social Work
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publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40766