and identify, develop and implement strategies.” America Forensic social work has been done since at least 1899 coming out in part, of the settlement house movement, and the expansion of urban charity work. Role of the social worker The social worker bridges the gap between the two worlds of hospital and community. United States In the United States the Forensic social worker has a variety of functions, including social assessments for various courts including Family Court, and providing assessments and aftercare for psychiatric hospitals. United Kingdom In the U.K. the forensic social worker has several duties, including applications for hospital admission and when necessary, arrange aftercare (under s.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983) and social assessments. Psychiatric Social Worker's are now called Mental Health Professionals, Mental Health Social Worker, of if trained, an Approved Mental Health Professional are often located within Community Mental Health Team, hospital or based in the local authority. The social worker fulfills the role of the Social Supervisor to specify suitable accommodations for discharged patients, and to assess risk. They provide specialist social care reports to the Mental Health First Tier Tribunal. The Department of Health in England currently identifies the following functions as being key to the social work role: • assessment; • care co-ordination; • report writing and presentation; • working with individuals and families; • working in collaboration with service users and carers; • undertaking social supervision with conditionally discharged patients and the supervision of those subject to supervision and in the case of those within forensic community teams, community treatment orders; • working with external agencies and multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPAs); • continuing professional development. Social workers in the community are commonly appointed as 'social supervisors' to patients who are subject to conditional discharge has been discharge under section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Social supervisors support the person in the community but also provide regular reports to the Ministry of Justice about their progress and may recommend their recall back to hospital. See also Psychiatric social work References Further reading Aarvold Report 1973. Home Office and Department of Health and Social Security “Report of the Review of Procedures for the Discharge and Supervision of Psychiatric Patients Subject to Special Restrictions. Cmnd 5191. Barnes M. Bowl R. & Fisher M. 1990 “Sectioned: Social Services and the 1983 Mental Health Act” . Routledge. BASW 2002 Code of Ethics Central