scholarly journals The Role of Technology in the Hospital and Implications for Coronavirus

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-55
Author(s):  
Cathy Lipke ◽  
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Rajanpreet Shinger ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Technological Advances

social workers play a crucial role in patient wellbeing in a health care setting. Technological advances have changed the way patients and practitioners communicate. Social work has attempted to keep up with advances in technology, however there are barriers. This study interviewed health care social workers and explored the use of technology in their practice. In the time of a global pandemic, health care has seen many restrictions to receiving care and supporting family members of patients. Social workers and their use of technology plays can play a major role in supporting patients accessing services and keeping patients connected with their families.

Serving the affected: Role of social workers during the pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282110061
Author(s):  
Meeta Baid ◽  
Sukhjeet Kaur Matharu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
New Era ◽  
Global Pandemic

The new era marked its beginning with the first global pandemic universally known as COVID-19. Marked by stringent lockdowns, social distancing, and quarantine measures, social work initiatives aimed at resolving mental health problems and increased gender violence, facilitating the patients requiring health care, and providing social work services.

Solidarity Clinics and social work in the era of crisis in Greece

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 794-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitra-Dora Teloni ◽  
Sofia Adam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Health System ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
National Health ◽  
National Health System ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Primary Health

After the eruption of the crisis and the imposition of strict austerity measures, a number of grassroots solidarity initiatives emerged in Greece. The growth of Solidarity Clinics (SCs) emerged as an answer to the lack of primary health care for around 2.5 million people who were excluded from the national health system. This article presents and discusses the findings of a research project conducted from May 2014 to September 2014 in Greece. The aim and profile of SCs as well as the involvement of social workers in the initiatives are presented and discussed within the framework of the role of social work.

Evidence, Science, and Ethics in Talk-Based Healing Practices

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Phillips ◽  
John Z. Sadler
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Philosophy Of Psychiatry ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Clinical Counseling

This chapter considers the role of knowledge and evidence in comparing and contrasting the ethics of non-clinical counseling (NCC) and mainstream mental health care as practiced by psychiatry, clinical psychology, and social work. As helping traditions which mostly eschew diagnostic categorization and approach mental distress from different values, practices, and metaphysical standpoints, the three NCC traditions considered here are found to be prone to errors of omission, e.g., not knowing what one does not know. While mainstream mental health is also subject to these errors, the mainstream’s allegiance to evidence-based practices leaves it prone to neglecting the crucial role of the clinician in dialogue with the patient. The authors conclude by arguing for wider appreciation of the contributions of clinical interpretation from the philosophy of psychiatry.

scholarly journals Information and Communication Technologies in Social Work

10.18060/241 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian E. Perron ◽  
Harry O. Taylor ◽  
Joseph Glass ◽  
Jon Margerum-Leys
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Change Initiatives ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Health Care Infrastructure ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are electronic tools used to convey, manipulate and store information. The exponential growth of Internet access and ICTs greatly influenced social, political, and economic processes in the United States, and worldwide. Regardless of the level of practice, ICTs will continue influencing the careers of social workers and the clients they serve. ICTs have received some attention in the social work literature and curriculum, but we argue that this level of attention is not adequate given their ubiquity, growth and influence, specifically as it relates to upholding social work ethics. Significant attention is needed to help ensure social workers are responsive to the technological changes in the health care system, including the health care infrastructure and use of technology among clients. Social workers also need ICT competencies in order to effectively lead different types of social change initiatives or collaborate with professionals of other disciplines who are using ICTs as part of existing strategies. This paper also identifies potential pitfalls and challenges with respect to the adoption of ICTs, with recommendations for advancing their use in practice, education, and research.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence as a part of critical reflection in social work practice and research

2021 ◽  
pp. 147332502110247
Author(s):  
Mari D Herland
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Emotional Aspects

Social workers often experience higher levels of burnout compared with other healthcare professionals. The capacity to manage one’s own emotional reactions efficiently, frequently in complex care settings, is central to the role of social workers. This article highlights the complexity of emotions in social work research and practice by exploring the perspective of emotional intelligence. The article is both theoretical and empirical, based on reflections from a qualitative longitudinal study interviewing fathers with behavioural and criminal backgrounds, all in their 40 s. The analysis contains an exploration of the researcher position that illuminates the reflective, emotional aspects that took place within this interview process. Three overall themes emerged – first: Recognising emotional complexity; second: Reflecting on emotional themes; and third: Exploring my own prejudices and preconceptions. The findings apply to both theoretical and practical social work, addressing the need to understand emotions as a central part of critical reflection and reflexivity. The argument is that emotions have the potential to expand awareness of one’s own preconceptions, related to normative societal views. This form of analytical awareness entails identifying and paying attention to one’s own, sometimes embodied, emotional triggers.

scholarly journals Exposing health inequities: Surreal snapshots from the Grand Canyon to global COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 90-96
Author(s):  
Jean E Balestrery
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Grand Canyon ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Tribal Land

The story presented here is central to social work because it is about crisis. Across diverse fields of practice, social workers regularly engage in crisis intervention. The story that follows is about crisis in the area of health and healthcare. Specifically, it’s about exposing health/care inequities on Indigenous tribal land in the Grand Canyon and in the global COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Role of Matrix β-1,3 Glucan in Antifungal Resistance of Non-albicans Candida Biofilms

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 1918-1920 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. F. Mitchell ◽  
H. T. Taff ◽  
M. A. Cuevas ◽  
E. L. Reinicke ◽  
H. Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Antifungal Susceptibility ◽  
Antifungal Drug ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Biofilm Matrix

ABSTRACTCandidabiofilm infections pose an increasing threat in the health care setting due to the drug resistance associated with this lifestyle. Several mechanisms underlie the resistance phenomenon. InCandida albicans, one mechanism involves drug impedance by the biofilm matrix linked to β-1,3 glucan. Here, we show this is important for otherCandidaspp. We identified β-1,3 glucan in the matrix, found that the matrix sequesters antifungal drug, and enhanced antifungal susceptibility with matrix β-1,3 glucan hydrolysis.

scholarly journals The pas de trois of disability, dance and social work: dance/movement therapy as point of access for recreational dance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geneviève Elitha Margaret Roots
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Movement Therapy ◽  
Logic Model ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Dance Movement Therapy ◽  
Dance Movement ◽  
Therapeutic Practice

Individuals with disabilities are left out of recreational programs at a much higher rate than individuals with no disabilities. Seeking to rid barriers created by inaccessible recreational dance spaces, dance/movement therapy (DMT) offers a potential solution. This research explores how DMT can inspire a model for accessible recreational dance spaces for individuals with varying abilities, how this therapeutic practice can translate into a recreational dance atmosphere, and the role of social workers herein. The research takes the form of a content analysis via hermeneutic phenomenology of a six-week DMT-inspired pilot program developed by the researcher, and is informed by critical disability and structural social work theories. Findings highlight the parallels between DMT and recreational dance, making possible their fusion to create a space for ‘everyone and anyone’, and emphasize a social work presence. A logic model resulted, guiding how accessible recreational dance programs may be designed, based on DMT.

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