Social Work’s Scope of Practice in Primary Mental Health Care: A Scoping Review

Ashcroft, Rachelle; Kourgiantakis, Toula; Fearing, Gwendolyn; Robertson, Taylor; Brown, Judith Belle

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“…Nursing interventions can also enhance social functioning, for example, through shared decision making, which has been suggested to improve social perception [ 76 ]. Social work also plays a central role in the identification of problems that affect one in carrying out daily activities and in the implementation of individualized and collaborative intervention plans guided by an individual’s lifestyle and preferences [ 77 ]. Several studies have shown that the intervention of OTs enhances social functioning (improving interpersonal communication, in particular), the realization of daily activities, and working life [ 78 ].…”

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An Integrated Account of Expert Perspectives on Functioning in Schizophrenia

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An integrated and interdisciplinary care system for individuals with schizophrenia is essential, which implies the need for a tool that assesses the difficulties and contextual factors of relevance to their functioning, and facilitates coordinated working across the different professions involved in their care. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Sets (ICF-CS) cover these requirements. This study aimed to evaluate the content validity of the ICF-CSs for schizophrenia from the perspective of experts. Six three-round Delphi studies were conducted with expert panels from different professional backgrounds which have played a significant role in the treatment of individuals with schizophrenia (psychiatry, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, social work and physiotherapy). In total, 790 experts from 85 different countries participated in the first round. In total, 90 ICF categories and 28 Personal factors reached expert consensus (reached consensus from four or more professional perspectives). All the categories in the brief version of the ICF-CS for schizophrenia reached consensus from all the professional perspectives considered. As for the comprehensive version, 89.7% of its categories reached expert consensus. The results support the worldwide content validity of the ICF-CSs for schizophrenia from an expert perspective and underline the importance of assessing functioning by considering all the components implied.

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An Integrated Account of Expert Perspectives on Functioning in Schizophrenia

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“…There may be even more opportunities for social workers to apply their expertise in group appointments than in what currently exists ( Ashcroft et al 2018 ). Future investigations will help determine the optimal modalities for practice in PHC settings to meet the high demands for social work services, given the increasing patient complexity ( Ashcroft et al 2018 ; Ashcroft et al 2019 ).…”

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The Role of Social Workers in Interprofessional Primary Healthcare Teams

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“…Social workers employed in health settings are often working in collaboration with other healthcare professionals as members of interdisciplinary teams. [62][63][64] Thus, findings from our scoping review will also benefit the broad range of healthcare professionals with whom social workers work with as allies. 64…”

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Preparing social workers to address health inequities emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic by building capacity for health policy: a scoping review protocol

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought tremendous changes in healthcare delivery and exacerbated a wide range of inequities. Social workers across a broad range of healthcare settings bring an expertise in social, behavioural and mental healthcare needed to help address these health inequities. In addition, social workers integrate policy-directed interventions and solutions in clinical practice, which is a needed perspective for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It remains unclear, however, what the most pressing policy issues are that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, many social workers in health settings tend to underuse policy in their direct practice. The objectives of this scoping review are to: (1) systematically scope the literature on social work, COVID-19 pandemic and policy; and (2) describe the competencies required by social workers and the social work profession to address the policy issues emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods and analysisThe scoping review follows Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage framework. Identification of literature published between 1 December 2019 and the search date, 31 March 2021, will take place in two stages: (1) title and abstract review, and (2) full-text review. In partnership with a health science librarian, the research team listed keywords related to social work and policy to search databases including Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Social Services Abstract and Social Work Abstracts. Two graduate-level research assistants will conduct screening and full-text review. Data will then be extracted, charted, analysed and summarised to report on our results and implications on practice, policy and future research.Ethics and disseminationResults will help develop a policy practice competence framework to inform how social workers can influence policy. We will share our findings through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. This study does not require Research Ethics Board approval as it uses publicly available sources of data.

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Social Work’s Scope of Practice in Primary Mental Health Care: A Scoping Review

Cited by 22 publications

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An Integrated Account of Expert Perspectives on Functioning in Schizophrenia

An Integrated Account of Expert Perspectives on Functioning in Schizophrenia

The Role of Social Workers in Interprofessional Primary Healthcare Teams

Preparing social workers to address health inequities emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic by building capacity for health policy: a scoping review protocol

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