Clinical Social Work

Clinical social work is a specialty practice area of social work which focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, and other behavioral disturbances. Individual, group, and family therapy are common treatment modalities. Social workers who provide these services are required to be licensed or certified at the clinical level in their state of practice.

Clinical social workers perform services in a variety of settings including private practice, hospitals, community mental health, primary care, and agencies.

Clinical social workers seek to provide essential services in the environments, communities, and social systems that affect the lives of the people they serve. Clinical social workers are committed to the delivery of competent services to individuals, families, couples, and groups.

For more information visit the American Board of Clinical Social Workers at www.abcsw.org