Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

• 2 - Social Sciences, Psychology and Law
• 25 - Social Work, Social Welfare, Social Services and Related

51.1503 - Clinical/Medical Social Work

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the specialized professional practice of social work, in collaboration with other health care professionals, in hospitals and other health care facilities and organizations. These programs include courses in social work, psychiatric case work, clinical interviewing techniques, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient testing and evaluation, patient and family counselling, social rehabilitation, patient care planning, record-keeping, and support services liaison.

• Example Program Names:

  • Clinical social work
  • Medical social work

• Exclusion

  • Social work(44.0701)