| social work, psychiatric | Use of all social work processes in the treatment of patients in a psychiatric or mental health setting. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| social worker | <specialist> An individual, usually with a university degree in social work, who provides counsel and aid to individuals with emotional and family problems. (05 Mar 2000) |
| socialised medicine | The organization and control of medical practice by a government agency, the practitioners being employed by the organization from which they receive standardised compensation for their services, and to which the public contributes usually in the form of taxation rather than fee-for-service. (05 Mar 2000) |
| socialism | A system of government in which means of production and distribution of goods are controlled by the state. (12 Dec 1998) |
| socialization | The training or molding of an individual through various relationships, educational agencies, and social controls, which enables him to become a member of a particular society. (12 Dec 1998) |