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Module 6: Introduction Table of Contents Welcome to Module 6! . Module outcome 1. Identify areas of medical social work and corresponding practice settings. 1. Evaluate health care policy and resources available to individuals, families, and communities affected by illness Module objective 1. Recognize the role and functions of a medical social workers in acute and ambulatory health care settings, long-term and restorative care settings, and public health. 2. Identify the purpose of biopsychosocial-spiritual assessments in medical social work practice. 3. Apply social work skills to medical social work in practice settings setting such as acute and ambulatory health care settings, long-term and restorative care settings, and public health. 4. Assess the impact of health care policy and resources on acute and ambulatory health care settings, long-term and restorative care settings, and public health. 5. Identify health disparities associated with current health care policies.  Module 6: Readings Dziegielewski, S.F. & Holliman, D.C. (2020). The Changing Face of Health Care Social Work: Opportunities and Challenges for Professional Practice (4th ed.). Springer Publishing Company, LLC. · Chapter 9: Acute and Ambulatory Health Care Settings · Chapter 10: Long-Term and Restorative Care Settings: Skilled Care Facilities to Home Care · Chapter 11: Public Health and Community-Based Health Care Social Work Required Journal Readings: Martinez, O., Boles, J., Muñoz-Laboy, M., Levine, E. C., Ayamele, C., Eisenberg, R., … Draine, J. (2017). Bridging Health Disparity Gaps through the Use of Medical Legal Partnerships in Patient Care: A Systematic Review. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 45(2), 260– 273. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073110517720654 Ruth, B. J., & Marshall, J. W. (2017). A History of Social Work in Public Health. American Journal of Public Health, 107, S236–S242. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.304005 Tumber, M. B., Bunzli, L., & Rosenberg, M. (2019). Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: The Rhode Island State Innovation Model (RI SIM) Experience. Rhode Island Medical Journal, 102(5), 22–25. Retrieved from https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? Optional Journal Readings: Ashcroft, R. (2014). An Evaluation of the Public Health Paradigm: A View of Social Work. Social Work in Public Health, 29(6), 606-615. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2014.893856 (Links to an external site.) Gass, E., & Bezold, M. (2013). Generation Y, Shifting Funding Structures, and Health Care Reform: Reconceiving the Public Health Paradigm through Social Work.Social Work in Public Health, 28(7), 685-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2011.619460 (Links to an external site.) Miller, D. P., Bazzi, A. R., Allen, H. L., Martinson, M. L., Salas-Wright, C. P., Jantz, K., ... Rosenbloom, D. L. (2017). A Social Work Approach to Policy: Implications for Population Health. American Journal of Public Health, 107, S243-S249. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.304003 (Links to an external site.) Rose, S. L., & Shelton, W. (2006). The Role of Social Work in the ICU: Reducing Family Distress and Facilitating End-of-Life Decision-Making. Journal of Social Work in End- of-Life & Palliative Care, 2(2), 3-23. https://doi.org/10.1300/J457v02n02_02 (Links to an external site.) Spencer, M. S., Gunter, K. E., & Palmisano, G. (2010). Community Health Workers and Their Value to Social Work. Social Work, 55(2), 169-180. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/55.2.169 (Links to an external site.) Module 6: Healthcare Settings Table of Contents Medical Hospitals & Emergency Departments Medical Hospitals It's no secret that medical social workers practice in various healthcare settings with a multitude of populations and that healthcare social workers serve patient across the lifespan from pediatrics to geriatrics. Two major practice settings for medical social work practice include acute care medical hospitals and emergency departments. Social workers who work in hospitals are faced with working in a fast-paced host environment, that is not always conducive to medical social work practice. In addition, "with repeated and continuous access to emotionally charged areas of practice where when cost cutting is considered central the behavioral social and environmental components of health are not giving high priority" (Dziegielewski & Holliman, 2020, p. 214). With that being said, social workers who practice in acute care settings such as hospitals are charged with the primary task of helping the hospital to reduce cost by managing length of stay, which results in intensive discharge planning on the part of the medical social worker. Medical social workers who work in an acute care/medical hospital setting start the process of discharge planning during their initial meeting with client. The goals are to ensure that patients are psychosocially stable, and ready for discharge at the completion of medical services. Therefore, "discharge plans need to take into account the post discharge environment and resources in an able in a power the patient and family to use their strengths assets and abilities as much as possible" (Dziegielewski & Holliman, 2020, p. 215). Emergency Departments Medical social workers who work in emergency departments (ED) or emergency rooms (ER) also work in fast-paced, ever-changing, host environments. For most patients that receive medical social work services, the ED is "often the entry point to hospitals and the healthcare system" (Dziegielewski & Holliman, 2020, p. 215). Medical social workers have permanent roles in the ED or ER addressing psychological barriers and psychosocial facilitators. Medical social workers in the emergency department also "assess and intervene to confront macro social-structural forces and healthcare systems and emergency department mezzo forces" (Dziegielewski & Holliman, 2020, p. 215). In addition, medical social workers in the ED/ER are uniquely challenged with intervening with crisis situations on a day-to-day basis. Another unique characteristic of emergency department social work practice is that medical social workers in this particular setting often times are faced with patients who experiencing psychiatric emergencies, patients who undocumented, and patients who are experiencing morbidity, serious injury, and or morbidity or serious illness that results in sudden death (Dziegielewski & Holliman, 2020). Nephrology Nephrology is another primary practice setting for medical social workers. Nephrology is a specialized area of medical practice and deals with the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease and kidney related issues. Medical social workers that work in the field of nephrology most often work in kidney transplant centers, out-patient dialysis centers that provide in-center hemodialysis for patients that have end stage renal disease (ESRD), or they work in out-patient dialysis centers that provide services for ESRD patients who utilize in-home dialysis treatment options such as peritoneal dialysis. ESRD is considered a chronic disease and there is not cure for ESRD, patients diagnosis with ESRD have to rely on artificial kidney function by way of dialysis to sustain life. Alternative treatment options are kidney transplant (most transplant centers have at least a 5-year waiting list for kidneys) or no treatment at all. Patients who choose in-center hemodialysis as their preferred treatment option must attend dialysis treatments three times per week for no less than three hours each treatment. Whereas, patients who chose home treatment must perform dialysis daily for several hours per day, to mimic the function of "normal" kidneys. Nephrology is a primary practice setting for medical social workers because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate that every dialysis center, that accepts Medicare and Medicaid for payment of services, have a license master social worker (LMSW) on staff and part of the interdisciplinary team. Medical social workers in nephrology settings fulfill various roles, although the primary purpose of the medical social worker in a nephrology setting is to assist patients in maintain an optimal quality of life despite their need for continuous life-sustaining medical treatment (Gehlert & Browne, 2012). In addition, medical social workers in a nephrology setting are responsible for the following: · Conducting psychosocial evaluations (assessment for treatment plan) on all patients · Case management to include counseling and conferences with patients, families, and support networks; crisis intervention; goal-directed counseling; and discharge planning · Facilitating psychoeducational groups · Providing patients and their families with information and referrals as needed · Actively engaging in interdisciplinary team care planning and collaboration · Advocacy · Educating patients and their families on issues related to adherence/compliance, treatment regimen, and insurance benefits (Gehlert & Browne, 2012). ESRD is a life alternating disease that is incurable. Therefore, ESRD patients present with a multitude of psychosocial challenges that often cause barriers to patients' compliance/adherence with their prescribed treatment regimen. As a result, nephrology social workers must attend to patient issues related to: · Adjustment to chronic illness and treatment as they relate to quality of life · Physical, sexual, and emotional relationship problems · Educational, vocational, and activity of daily living problems · Crisis and chronic problem solving · Problems related to treatment options and setting transfers · Resource needs, including finances, living arrangements, transportation, and legal issues · Decision making regarding advance directives (Gehlert & Browne, 2012). Oncology The last healthcare setting covered in this module is oncology. Oncology is a specialized area of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Oncology is an expansive field of practice due to there being various types of cancers. In addition, oncology is a vast area of practice because cancer can occur at any point on the life span continuum; from pediatrics to geriatrics. Oncology is primary healthcare setting for medical social workers due to its prevalence and the psychosocial issues associated with diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, and treatment regimens. Medical social workers working in oncology address the psychosocial responses in needs of individuals and families affected by cancer. Oncology social workers may work with individuals across the lifespan, and medical social workers in oncology "contribute significantly to the provision of high-quality family centered biopsychosocial care for cancer patients and their families" (Gehlert & Towne, p. 518). The roles of a medical social worker working oncology includes "helping patients and families to communicate with one another and with providers about their needs and care preferences and how to participate in advance care planning, helping with decision making and serving as advocates for patients and families within the healthcare system, and using their knowledge skills and values to find resources for cancer patients, families, and healthcare teams" (Gehlert & Towne, p. 518). Chronic Diseases When considering medical social work practice settings, it is imperative that we take notice of chronic diseases. Rates of chronic diseases continue to grow, and psychosocial problems often accompany or arise from chronic diseases therefore social workers working in medical hospitals, emergency departments, nephrology, or oncology will likely work with clients who are impacted by chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and HIV/AIDS.
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Running Head: MODULE 6: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK             1
MODULE 6: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK                        3
MODULE 6: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Rationale for Social Work and Global Policymaking    3
Transnationalism, Migration, Rights and Responsibilities    4
The
Need for Understanding Migration and Transnationalism in ISW    4
Conclusion    5
References    6
Introduction
In the context of the international social work practices, the expansion of national boundaries has not been interpreted from new perspectives. The growth of business and migration of the diverse population is something that makes the social structures of the nation complex (International Migration Institute, 2016).
At the same time, the needs and expectations of the diverse population increase and for social workers, they have to align the national and international objectives whole establishing coordination with the existing policies (Schrooten, 2020). The following paper analyses the need of global policymaking and the way, it can affect the overall course of international social work.
Rationale for Social Work and Global Policymaking
At first, it is significant to note that professional social workers in the Asia Pacific or in other regions of the world largely ignore local factors relating to health, education, housing, employment, gender equality and socioeconomic infrastructure in the majority of communities (Boone, Roets & Roose, 2019).
Social workers must engage in policy practice in a variety of ways to make a difference in those communities and to honor their own professional goals and ideals. They might also want to reconsider the profession's non-partisan and non-religious neutrality. As opined by Miller et al. (2017), it contends that social workers must understand and cooperate with local politics and power systems in order to promote their necessary political engagement.
What makes this concept important to review for global policymaking is the fact that Inequalities in access to services and support between social groups characterized by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, migratory status, gender, sexual orientation, disability and age, as well as between countries, are addressed by social policy (Rose & Shelton, 2006).
Transnationalism, Migration, Rights and Responsibilities
Individuals, communities and societies become more connected across borders as an outcome of transnationalism, resulting in changes in the social, cultural, economic and political landscapes of origin and destination societies. The challenge for policymakers is to examine the breadth, purpose and impact of their programs beyond national borders (Spencer, Gunter & Palmisano, 2010).
The formation and implementation of suitable policy interventions by States are necessitated by cross-border links between societies as an outcome of migration. The...
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