Social workers

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Social Workers
In previous decades, social workers were typically required to address any societal,
ecological, or psychological issues that could influence a patient’s health care. As the demand for
educated social workers grew, professional institutions of sociocultural work started to arise due
to the move from hiring volunteers to aid households beyond the hospital to recruiting social
workers to provide this duty (Beder, 2006). Presently, the social worker’s job is well-defined, and
social services may be discovered in every aspect of the healthcare distribution network.
Regardless of whether social workers operate in a small or big hospital, essential ideas tie the
practice of social care in all facilities. These notions are the foundation upon which social care
practices are built.
Counseling people is the significant primary duty undertaken by social workers. Social
workers help patients choose appropriate healthcare and other medical facilities, establish
support groups, assist individuals with symptomatic or long-term diseases, and provide
individual counseling. In hospital environments, volunteers efficiently manage patient discharge
plans (Okoye, 2020). They help individuals and families prepare for in-home diagnostic
instruments, get connections to in-home hospital services, coordinate follow-up treatments,
provide transportation, and direct patients to community-based social support institutions.
Medical social workers are often confronted with difficult situations with patients who
have various psychosocial issues, all of which need the engagement of a caseworker to address
their problems successfully. As a result, a thorough and thorough evaluation of a “person in
distress” is critical. Similarly, several societal issues obstruct the successful performance of
medical social services in hospitals (Hassan, 2016). The biopsychosocial emphasis on social
work provides a meticulously balanced viewpoint that considers the complete person in their
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surroundings and aids social workers in evaluating and analyzing an individual requirement from
a multidisciplinary perspective.
Working in a hospital as a social worker is not for everybody. It is tough to call attention
to other people’s agony and misery; being in an environment where mortality is known and
continual is emotionally challenging. The job is demanding, taxing, and emotionally draining at
times. Social professionals will always be needed in the medical field to supplement treatment
and connect with patients and caretakers. Social services are frequently the heart and spirit of the
hospital, offering one-on-one support, communication, and care.
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References
Beder, J. (2006). HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORK: The Interface of Medicine and Caring.
Hassan, D. S. (2016). Medical Social Work: Connotation, Challenges and Prospects. Retrieved
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Okoye, E. J. (2020). Social work in health care setting. Retrieved from
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