Learning Objectives:1.Understand the place social workers have
within the multidisciplinary mental health teams
and the role of social work in “new” mental health services.

Learning Activities and Assignments
Read:Gould,Ch 3.

Mental Health Social Work in Context,the social work role in mental health services Written Assignment: After reading Ch.3 reflect on the different roles that you as a social workers may take on when helping others. What makes social work different from other disciplines? How might we as social workers perform tasks or interface with others in ways that are different
than other professionals (ie…nurses or doctors)? What roles would we perform when working with a multidisciplinary team and how might those roles challenge us as professionals?