A dissertation presented to the department of Sociology and Social Work in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. / The score of the study encompasses primarily the day-to-day activities of the social worker with both patients and staff members. While the greater part of the dissertation will relate to this aspect of the work carried on, mention will be made in the latter part of the study to those functions which are regarded by Berkman as "facilitating" services to the patient, namely, teaching, supervision, recording, and community relations. Also, some attention will be paid to issues, as they arise, which are of special or controversial interest in the field. / WHSLYP2016

by Tam Tak-Wing, Victor. / Thesis (M.S.W.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [19-29]). / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vi / CHAPTER / Chapter I. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Purpose of the Study --- p.6 / Chapter II --- Medical Social Work in Hospital Setting --- p.8 / Chapter 1. --- Hospital --- p.8 / Chapter 2. --- Health Care Conception --- p.10 / Chapter i. --- The Bio-medical Model --- p.10 / Chapter ii. --- The Holistic Care Model --- p.15 / Chapter 3. --- Medical Professional --- p.18 / Chapter 4. --- Medical Social Worker --- p.19 / Chapter 5. --- Medical Social Worker in the Secondary Setting - Hospital --- p.22 / Chapter III. --- The Role of Medical Social Worker in Hospital --- p.29 / Chapter 1. --- The Concept of Role --- p.29 / Chapter 2. --- The Role and Function of Medical Social Worker --- p.32 / Chapter 3. --- Role Conflict --- p.38 / Chapter 4. --- Role Conflict of Medical Social Workers in the Hospital Setting --- p.41 / Chapter IV. --- Analytical Framework --- p.53 / Chapter V. --- Research Design and Methodology --- p.62 / Chapter 1. --- Areas of the Study --- p.62 / Chapter 2. --- Research Design --- p.62 / Chapter 3. --- A Brief Account of Medical Social Work in Hong Kong --- p.63 / Chapter 4. --- Yan Chai Hospital as a Case Study --- p.71 / Chapter 5. --- Population Groups --- p.72 / Chapter 6. --- The Limitations of Case Study Method --- p.73 / Chapter 7. --- Questionnaire Design --- p.73 / Chapter i. --- Health Care Conception --- p.75 / Chapter ii. --- The Perception of the Role of Medical Social Worker --- p.75 / Chapter iii. --- Pattern of Interaction and Impression --- p.76 / Chapter iv. --- Personal Data --- p.76 / Chapter 8. --- Data Collection --- p.77 / Chapter VI. --- Findings and Analysis --- p.79 / Chapter 1. --- Findings Obtained from Physicians --- p.79 / Chapter i. --- The Characteristics of the Respondents --- p.79 / Chapter ii. --- The Health Care Conception --- p.81 / Chapter iii. --- Role Perception of Medical Social Workers --- p.88 / Chapter iv. --- Patterns of Interaction --- p.95 / Chapter 2. --- Findings Obtained from Medical Social Workers --- p.100 / Chapter i. --- The Characteristics of the Medical Social Worker Group ..… --- p.100 / Chapter ii. --- The Health Care Conception --- p.101 / Chapter iii. --- Role Perception of Medical Social Workers --- p.108 / Chapter iv. --- Patterns of Interaction --- p.114 / Chapter VII. --- Discussion --- p.120 / Implication for Further Study --- p.125 / Chapter VIII. --- Conclusion --- p.127 / Implication for Medical Social Work Practice --- p.129 / APPENDICES / Chapter 1. --- Memo to the Hospital Chief Executive of Yan Chai Hosptial / Chapter 2. --- Cover Memo to all respondents / Chapter 3. --- Questionnaire for Medical Professional / Chapter 4. --- Questionnaire for Medical Social Worker / BIBLIOGRAPHY

Thesis (doctoral)--Göteborgs universitet, 1999.