Medical Social Workers' Actual Work Conditions and the Status of Insurance Fees for Social Work Activities in Medical Settings

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 167-194
Author(s):  
Jung-won Lim ◽  
Min Young Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Medical Settings ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
The Status

scholarly journals The Current Situation of Social Work Activities in Hospitals in Vietnam

2022 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Nguyen Trung Hai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Organizational Form ◽  
Project Development ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status

Since the Prime Minister signed the decision approving the project 32/2010 on March, 25, 2010 “Development of Social Work Profession in Vietnam in the period of 2010 – 2020”, social work has strongly developed in many different areas including the medical field. Specifically, the Ministry of Health approved the project “Development of the Social Work profession in the health sector from 2011 through 2020” and the Circular 43/2015 on “The social work activities in the hospitals and the organizational form to perform the social work activities in hospitals”. These documents are fundamental to carry out social work activities in hospitals. However, this is a new field so the implementation of these activities is still difficult and lacks detailed supporting guidelines. This study was conducted to assess the status of the five main activities of social workers in hospitals regulated under Circular 43/2015, thereby providing solutions to improve the effectiveness of social work activities.

The Promotion of Avoidable Ignorance in the British Journal of Social Work

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen Gambrill
Keyword(s):  
British Journal ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Professional Journals ◽  
The Status ◽  
Dangerous Knowledge

The manifest purpose of professional journals is to share important knowledge. Increasing revelations of flaws in the peer-reviewed literature shows that this purpose is often not honored and that inflated claims of knowledge as well as other concerns such as misrepresentations of disliked or misunderstood views are rife. In this article, avoidable misunderstandings of science and evidence-based practice (EBP) in publications in the British Journal of Social Work 2005–2016 are described as well as strategies used to forward misinformation. Such discourse misinforms rather than informs readers and decreases opportunities to accurately inform social workers about possibilities to help clients and to avoid harming them and to involve clients as informed participants. Those writing about avoidable ignorance highlight how it is used strategically, perhaps to neutralize what is viewed as dangerous knowledge—the process of EBP and science generally, which may threaten the status quo.

Still the Poor Relations?: Perspectives on Valuing and Listening to Foster Carers

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Kirton ◽  
Jennifer Beecham ◽  
Kate Ogilvie
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Quantitative Survey ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Status ◽  
Service Managers ◽  
Research Studies

There has long been debate regarding the treatment and status of foster carers, but this has gained added significance in the context of moves towards professionalisation and recognition of carers as part of the children's workforce. While research studies have often touched upon the extent to which foster carers feel valued, appreciated or members of a team, less attention has been given to the perspectives of social workers and managers. Drawing on quantitative survey data and qualitative material from focus groups and interviews, Derek Kirton, Jennifer Beecham and Kate Ogilvie explore from the different perspectives of supervising social workers, service managers and foster carers, the extent to which the latter are valued, listened to or regarded as ‘colleagues' by social work professionals and agencies. Key findings include that carers’ sense of being valued may be linked to factors such as age, experience, health and number of placements provided. Discussion of the status of foster carers revealed not only wide variation in practice but also a complex set of sentiments and significant divisions among social work professionals on the question of whether carers should be regarded as ‘colleagues’.

The lived experiences of social workers working with refugees in Lebanon

2021 ◽  
pp. 146801732110083
Author(s):  
David P Cecil ◽  
Rachel J Hagues ◽  
Rania Mansour ◽  
Aimee Ghanem ◽  
David E Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
The Status ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Work Education

Refugee care in Lebanon Understanding the lived experiences of social workers. Summary This mixed methods study examines the status of social work in its response to the refugee crisis within Lebanon, a country with the highest per capita refugee population in the world. Findings A structured interview guide and brief ordinal instrument were administered through interviews ( n = 10) and 10 focus groups ( n = 37) ( N = 47). Participants were recruited with the help of Lebanese social work colleagues. We explored professional roles, greatest refugee needs, social worker coping, and recommendations for refugee social work trainers and educators. Qualitative results are presented as themes with examples of direct quotations. Culturally specific services accurately targeting needs are among the major themes identified. Quantitative results, primarily using descriptive statistics and one Pearson’s r correlation statistic, report on participants’ overall stress levels, sense of effectiveness in refugee practice, and connection of faith/religion to motivation for refugee work. Applications This work is applied as best practice recommendations for social work education and for front-line training of those in social work roles working with refugees in Lebanon. This work also raises awareness about one of the most critical humanitarian crises in history.

scholarly journals Resisting Medical Discourses in Fat Social Work Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Ardel Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Medical Settings ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
Medical Discourses

This Major Research Paper conducted an institutional ethnography of social work practice with fat service-users in medical settings, exploring the resistance or conformity taken in clinical settings to medical discourses on fatness. Using a voice-centered relational method, three social workers were interviewed on their experiences working with fat- identified clients within medical settings. The interviews explored the role of social work in medical settings, the operation of power structures and cultural discourses that restrict or limit social workers’ capacity for engagement from social perspectives, and the resistance practices workers use to navigate their practices to maintain anti-oppressive social work practice. It was found that there are significant issues with the medical model’s engagement with fat service-users and that, while there are significant barriers to fat positive social work practice, it is through the use of language, client- centeredness, teaching moments, and advocacy, that anti-oppressive social workers navigate these spaces.

scholarly journals Policy Considerations for Geriatric Social Workers in Healthcare Settings During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 382-382
Author(s):  
Terri Lewinson ◽  
Tiffany Washington
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Social workers are essential to the delivery of health care with older adults the during COVID-19 pandemic. This paper focuses on the impact of policies in health care systems that affect geriatric social work practice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 55 social workers from a variety of health care settings. Data were analyzed to identify the scope of social work practice in health care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how policies in their respective settings impacted their work. Conditions that impeded participants’ ability to provide quality care and work within their scope of practice included inconsistent expectations of interdisciplinary team members, disparate access to resources, restriction of opportunities to address emotional distress experienced by workers. Recommendations for policy enhancements in health care settings include interprofessional education on effective team communication, protocol development for the equitable distribution of resources among essential workers, and trauma-informed in-service trainings for health care administrators.

scholarly journals Prevention as an Explicit Part of the Social Work Profession: A Systematic Investigation

10.18060/1444 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily L. McCave ◽  
Carrie W. Rishel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Practice Gap

Historically, social workers have espoused a philosophy of prevention. However, this philosophy has not consistently translated into prevention-focused social work practice. This gap in social work practice is of concern given the growing federal attention placed on prevention efforts in key social work arenas, such as health, mental health, and substance abuse. In an effort to illustrate this practice gap, this article presents a systematic investigation of the status of prevention and social work through the examination of three seminal indicators including: the social work literature, the 2009-2012 National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Social Work Speaks, and the 2008 Educational Policy Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Results indicate that the social work profession lacks an emphasis on prevention, as well as cohesiveness regarding prevention across social work practice, education, and scholarship. Opportunities for integrating prevention into the profession are highlighted for key stakeholders, namely social work scholars, educators, and practitioners.

scholarly journals Resisting Medical Discourses in Fat Social Work Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Ardel Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Medical Settings ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
Medical Discourses

This Major Research Paper conducted an institutional ethnography of social work practice with fat service-users in medical settings, exploring the resistance or conformity taken in clinical settings to medical discourses on fatness. Using a voice-centered relational method, three social workers were interviewed on their experiences working with fat- identified clients within medical settings. The interviews explored the role of social work in medical settings, the operation of power structures and cultural discourses that restrict or limit social workers’ capacity for engagement from social perspectives, and the resistance practices workers use to navigate their practices to maintain anti-oppressive social work practice. It was found that there are significant issues with the medical model’s engagement with fat service-users and that, while there are significant barriers to fat positive social work practice, it is through the use of language, client- centeredness, teaching moments, and advocacy, that anti-oppressive social workers navigate these spaces.

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