What are the differences between Children and Families, Health, Community Mental Health and Gerontology in terms of available settings?
A. Children and Families’ agencies are primarily targeted toward actual or potentially abused or neglected/ at‑risk children and their families; poor and homeless families. Placements are made in county departments of social services, schools and a range of voluntary agencies (child or adolescent residential treatment, family services, shelters, etc.). Community Mental Health services refer to county community based agencies that offer in‑patient and out‑patient mental health service such as residential treatment, day treatment, and board and care settings. These agencies may be focused on seriously and chronically mentally ill children, adolescents, and/or adults. First year placements include case management, mental health treatment, crisis intervention services, in‑patient units in county hospitals, and residential and day treatment programs. Health services refer to social work in hospitals and community based health settings. Field placements are made in a wide range of settings i
