There is a relationship between the changes in work-related diseases and the following factors: the transformation of the organization of work, organizational development, as well as human and social changes in the work environment. These factors also influence the maintenance of industrial health and safety standards at work. Safety technology will continue to be important, but will be reduced...

The role of the psychiatric social worker has been described very broadly as social work based on an understanding of psychology for purposes that are primarily therapeutic. In many hospitals this dual function tends to get lost sight of, the p.s.w's services being utilised for solving purely practical problems; her ability to deal with the more difficult cases requiring also internal adjustmen...