Abstract

A critical component in preparing social work students for healthcare settings will be Field Work Education. Healthcare Social Work always plays the role of power engine in the development of professional social work worldwide. When the Chinese government declared in 2006 the policy to support and expand social work services, social work agencies grasped the opportunity and entered, into hospitals. However, educational institutions are not prepared for the rapid expansion of social work in health settings. Social Work educators need a social work curriculum with a solid field practicum specifically related to health to prepare their graduates for healthcare settings. NASW has outlined the knowledge base and competencies for healthcare social work and they could be modified and revised for Chinese social work educators by taking into account of local disease patterns and healthcare systems. This chapter reveals that Social Work service units in hospitals of China, funded by healthcare institutions or government, and community health centers, are willing to accept student placements. Forming Teaching-Practicing-Researching Centers of Excellence in hospitals by Social Work Schools is therefore recommended as the best strategy for developing professional healthcare social work in China.

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