Social Determinants of Health: Grand Challenges in Social Work’s Future

Rine, Christine M.

doi:10.1093/hsw/hlw028

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“…A possible reason is that social work is generally considered part of welfare and DSD, but not health. Backwith and Mantle (2009), Craig et al, (2013), Marmot (2005), Moniz (2010) and Rine (2016) have argued the importance of social work in health care in addressing the SDH and the common agenda of social justice. Therefore, as indicated by NASW (2009) and Gregorian (2005), with any health care reform it is paramount to consider the role of social work and ensure proper consultation with representatives from the profession.…”

Section: Social Work In Health Carementioning

confidence: 99%

The Social Development Approach to Social Work in Health Care

Petersen

Pretorius²

2022

SWORK

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Social work in health care delivers essential services to South Africa’s vulnerable populations. The social development approach attempts to address inequalities and uplift vulnerable people. An explanatory-sequential mixed methodological study explored the application of the social development approach to social work in health care in the Gauteng Department of Health. The findings indicated that social workers in health care deliver a diverse service in attending to patients’ needs and are ideally situated to address and implement the social development approach. However, challenges are experienced in the absence of strategic policies regarding the implementation of the social development approach in health care. Keywords: Gauteng Department of Health, health care reform, health care settings, social development approach, social work in health care, transformation

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Section: Social Work In Health Carementioning

confidence: 99%

The Social Development Approach to Social Work in Health Care

Petersen

Pretorius²

2022

SWORK

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“…Though social workers have largely been replaced by other allied health professionals as the leading champions of community-centered practices that can promote perinatal health research and practice, the profession's role in addressing SDH offers an opportunity for new perspectives on persistent perinatal health challenges (Coren et al, 2011;Keefe et al, 2016;Rine, 2016). Social workers, whose professional role is to "enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty" (National Association of Social Workers, 2017, p 1), undergo explicit training to provide services that address individuals' social needs (National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019).…”

Section: Social Work and The Complex Landscape Of Perinatal Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Reinvigorating Social Work’s Focus on Perinatal Health

Hansen¹

2022

Int J SW Values and Ethics

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Perinatal health in the United States is plagued by persistent and pervasive racial and socioeconomic disparities. Although many researchers and health professionals have committed to eliminating these long-lasting disparities, not all women benefit from research and intervention efforts equally. The social work perspective, which emphasizes diversity, cultural competency, and healthy families, once served as a central force in combating structural inequities and associated perinatal health adversity. This article argues that, despite the fact that contemporary social work no longer places a heavy emphasis on structural barriers to optimal and equitable perinatal health, the profession's core values make social workers particularly well-equipped to champion maternal and infant health disparities. Given this potential, this commentary calls for social work to reinvigorate its focus and discusses the ways in which social workers can draw from their professional knowledge, training, and experience to help promote health equity for new mothers and babies.

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“…Though now found in the National Association of Social Work (NASW) standards for practice in healthcare settings (NASW, 2016), the terminology "social determinants of health" was adopted within the profession of social work later than other health professions. However, the interplay between social context and the health and wellbeing of populations is foundational to the profession (Rine, 2016). The language in Healthy People 2020 (2010) related to SDOH (specifically equity, disparity and advocacy aimed at oppressed, vulnerable, and disen-franchised populations) aligns closely with social work value of social justice.…”

Section: Social Determinants Of Health In Social Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Work and Nursing Students’ Perceptions of the Social Determinants of Health Based on Practice and Educational Experiences

Schneiderman

Cederbaum

Olshansky

2019

Health, Interprofessional Practice and Education

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PURPOSE Although social workers and nurses work together in healthcare settings, there are tensions between their roles. Both professions embrace the concept of the social determinants of health (SDOH), but less is known about how the professions understand SDOH.METHODS Using semi-structured interviews with 25 masters' level nursing and social work students, this qualitative descriptive study explored the educational and practice experiences relating to the SDOH. RESULTSBoth nursing and social work students recognized that socioeconomic, patient/client educational, and access factors contribute to health and healthcare. Subtle differences in emphasis included a broader focus among social work students of the influence of SDOH on vulnerability/disparities and communities. While nursing students focused on vulnerability/disparities, they emphasized the effects of SDOH on specific health conditions. Both groups of students expressed that their exposure to people unlike themselves in their clinical/field educational experiences helped them learn about the SDOH. Nursing students stressed that interprofessional teamwork was vital to addressing SDOH, whereas social work students emphasized cultural awareness and avoiding stereotypes were necessary elements. All students wanted more information about health policies.CONCLUSION The shared understanding of both nursing and social work graduate students have on the effect that SDOH have on health and healthcare can provide a common language. Employing SDOH as a framework for interprofessional education could encourage shared understanding among professions and a purpose for interprofessional educational field opportunities, that would both support learning about the SDOH and collaborative practice with underserved communities.

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Social Determinants of Health: Grand Challenges in Social Work’s Future

Cited by 22 publications

References 4 publications

The Social Development Approach to Social Work in Health Care

The Social Development Approach to Social Work in Health Care

Reinvigorating Social Work’s Focus on Perinatal Health

Social Work and Nursing Students’ Perceptions of the Social Determinants of Health Based on Practice and Educational Experiences

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