The Home Visit, Revisited

Abstract

Reactive to changes in health care and the economy, the delivery of social work services has been expanded to include the home visit as an alternative to meeting with clients in the agency or hospital. The home visit has been a vital tool in the articulation of social work services throughout the history of the profession. This article will briefly trace the history of the beginning of home visitation and will discuss some of the techniques, difficulties, and benefits of this time-honored professional task. In short, this article will “revisit” the home visit.