[Social work in the child and adolescent psychiatric clinic--aspects of quality assurance within the scope of the psychiatric personnel regulation].

After defining social work in child and adolescent psychiatry as social therapy, we present the development of our own concept and our experiences, referring to the Psych-PV's professional provisions (Psych-PV being a law ruling the staff: patient ratios in FRG). Social work in the multiprofessional team contributes independently to therapy, and it unquestionably adds to the institutional perspectives.