Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Origins and Development of Training for Psychiatric Social Work; Chapter 3 Who are Psychiatric Social Workers?; Chapter 4 The Careers of Psychiatric Social Workers; Chapter 5 The Work of the Psychiatric Social Worker—The Child Guidance Clinic; Chapter 6 The Work of the Psychiatric Social Worker—Mental Hospital and Community Care; Chapter 7 The Psychiatric Social Worker’s Contribution to the Writings and Research of Social Work; Chapter 8 The Professional Association—Definitions and Protection of Function; Chapter 9 The Professional Association–Training; Chapter 10 The Professional Association—Public Influence and Professional Welfare; Chapter 11 Conclusions;