Organization and administration of

medical social service departments

in hospitals, clinics, sanatoria
 Medical Social Work
• Utilising theories of human behaviour and
social systems social work intervenes at the
point where people interact with their
environments. Principles of human rights and
social justice are fundamental to social work.
 Administration of Medical Social
Service Department
• Medical Social Services Department of has
been serving its patients
• The department of MSS is as normal as other
clinical department like Ortho, ENT,
Cardiology, cancer etc.,,
 Qualification

• Master of Social Work with

Medical Social Work Qualification
 Nature of Work handled by the
Medical Social Service Department
• Discharge Care & Planning
• Counselling & Therapy
• Financial Assistance
• Suicide Assessment and Intervention
• Interpersonal Violence Intervention
• Grief and Bereavement Support
• Psychological Trauma Support
• Home Visits
• Support Groups
• Staff Counselling
• Teaching
• ​Research
 Application of Various Methods in
Hospital
• Social Case Work
• Social Group Work
• Community Organization
• Social Welfare Administration
• Social Action
• Social Work Research