The social worker new to health care: basic learning tasks.

The authors review twelve evaluations of MSW social workers new to an acute care hospital and discuss the evaluative findings in a context of problems, teaching content and learning gains. Specific practice problems are matched with specific teaching content and learning carry-over. The positives of structure and mutuality in the evaluation process are emphasized as aids for the worker in achieving practice effectiveness and in strengthening the worker's capacity for professional self-direction.