Whitney has just completed her coursework and obtained her Masters of Social Work. She has been hired by a hospital to provide psychosocial social work services to patients on medical units. During her graduate school training, Whitney's internships were at a community mental health center and a domestic violence shelter. Whitney's employer will be offering to provide her supervision. According to the integrated developmental model (IDM), Whitney is at which level of development?

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Whitney is at Level I of the Integrated Developmental Model (IDM) because she is new to the specific setting of a hospital providing psychosocial services, despite having completed her education and having experience in related fields. Level I is characterized by a high dependence on supervision due to unfamiliarity with the specific work context.

Whitney Has Just Completed Her Coursework and Obtained Her Masters