Jansson B S, Simmons J
Soc Work Health Care. 1985;11(2):1-16. doi: 10.1300/j010v11n02_01.
Despite the fact that social work departments are dependent upon hospitals for resources and support, little research has been conducted to analyze organizational factors that promote or impede their development. The researchers hypothesized that departments are most likely to expand in hospital settings with missions that are supportive of clinical, preventive, and community-oriented services; that stress innovation; and that emphasize hospital-funded services and programs. Further, it was hypothesized that social work services would be most likely to expand in settings where hospital administrators perceive them to be relevant to practical needs of the institution. Findings from a survey of 50 non-profit hospitals in Los Angeles County in 1980 confirm these hypotheses and suggest that social workers need to use knowledge of the organizational context to develop high-level support for their departments.
尽管社会工作部门在资源和支持方面依赖医院，但很少有研究分析促进或阻碍其发展的组织因素。研究人员推测，在那些使命支持临床、预防和社区导向服务、强调创新、重视医院资助服务和项目的医院环境中，社会工作部门最有可能扩张。此外，研究人员还推测，在医院管理人员认为社会工作服务与机构实际需求相关的环境中，社会工作服务最有可能得到扩展。1980年对洛杉矶县50家非营利性医院进行的一项调查结果证实了这些假设，并表明社会工作者需要利用组织背景知识来为其部门争取高层支持。
