Social workers in Healthcare settings may work in a variety of sectors, including, clinics, oncology, hospices, etc.
"Medical social workers help clients and families understand diagnoses and work through emotions. They provide clients and families with counseling for decision-making in the healthcare process, including addressing psychological, financial and social issues related to the diagnosis.
Medical social workers may also work with health professionals like doctors and nurses to help them understand the emotional and social aspects of a client’s diagnosis... [and] to ensure coordinated clients and family care." (Social Work License Map, n.d.)
Similarly, "Hospice social workers act as advocates for patients and their families dealing with end-of-life decisions, emotions and medical care." (Social Work License Map, 2021)
"A disability social worker is a type of healthcare social worker who helps people with physical and mental disabilities cope with the challenges in their daily lives... Disability social workers also make sure their clients have safe and stable housing, and they may also help their clients find employment." (Psychology School Guide, n.d.)
Offering a solid foundation on which to begin or build an oncology practice, this volume is rich with information.
In this ground-breaking book Melissa Petrakis draws on the experience and expertise of leading researchers and practitioners to provide a guide to the disparate settings in which social workers are engaged and the conceptual frameworks and skills needed for effective practice.
This book will help prepare the reader to work across disabilities by providing knowledge and training grounded within the ecological framework in four principal areas.
Grounding the text in everyday lived experience, they show how social work must change its discourse and its practice if it is to respond effectively to the challenges of its new role in tackling health issues.
The first text to explore the history, characteristics, and challenges of hospice social work, this volume weaves leading research into an underlying framework for practice and care.
Scholarly Journals contain academic articles, these are often reports on original research, theoretical, experimental or applied. Many are refereed/peer-reviewed.
Below are a list of databases for the topic of human resources management. Try all of them to see different results.
Journal articles can be useful sources of information for almost any subject area. They contain current information or research, and are usually written on specific aspects of a topic.
Use research databases to search for articles on a specific topic. Databases can be accessed from off campus by current UFV students and employees.
Not all journals are created equal, and not all will be appropriate for every research need. These are the most common types of journals you are likely to encounter in your research, presented in order from most to least academic or scholarly:
Below are a list of other Library Guides with resources that may be relevant to Social Workers working in healthcare contexts:
Psychology School Guide. (n.d.). What is a disability social worker? https://www.psychologyschoolguide.net/social-work-careers/disability-social-worker/
Social Work License Map. (2021, June). How to become a hospice and palliative care social worker. https://socialworklicensemap.com/social-work-careers/hospice-palliative-care/
Social Work License Map. (n.d.). How to become a medical social worker. https://socialworklicensemap.com/social-work-careers/medical-social-worker/
