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Assignment:
1. Identify a healthcare setting / area of focus of medical social work that you are interested in. Hospice social worker
2. Describe the components of care planning within that setting.
3. Identify and explain the key factors that must be considered in the care planning process. Include the role of assessment in developing the care plan.
4. Explain the roles of a medical social worker in creating a care plan. Be specific.
5. Finally, explain challenges a medical social worker might face working with other professionals involved in care planning.
References:
Gehlert, S., & Browne, T. (Eds.). (2019). Handbook of health social work (3rd ed.). Wiley.
Use the chapters in Part 3 of the book (Chapters 16-23) to explore various health care settings that may be of interest to you, and how care planning may be addressed there.
Fraher, E. P., Richman, E. L., Zerden, L. de S., & Lombardi, B. (2018). Social work student and practitioner roles in integrated care settings. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(6), S281-S289.
Heath, S. (2015, December 1). Care plans are key in patient-centered care, research shows EHR Intelligence.
National Association of Social Workers. (2016). NASW standards for social work practice in health care settings.
See Standard 6, "Care Planning and Intervention."
Rizzo, V. M., Rowe, J. M., Kricke, G. S., Krajci, K., & Golden, R. (2016). AIMS: A care coordination model to improve patient health outcomes.Links to an external site. Health Social Work, 41(3), 191-195.
Review the "Assessment and Care Plan Development" section.