Application of Social Work Skills and Implementaion of Holistic Interventions
Imagine that you are a social worker working in a healthcare setting in Singapore. You are to perform case management of a patient. Discuss and demonstrate how you will carry out this case management plan. Your plan must include the following 6 areas:
(PLEASE WRITE ABOUT NUMBER FIVE AND SIX ONLY, AND USE SUB-HEADINGS TO IMPROVE ORGANISATION)
1) Understanding of Singapore healthcare philosophy, service delivery framework, financing and how they affect your case management plan.
2) Nature and impact of the illness, disability on the patient, and how it will affect your case management plan. (Focus on John Rolland Family Systems Illness Model)
3) Human diversity and its relation to illness, and how it will affect your case management plan.
4) How you will choose and apply SASW values and ethics to guide your work with the patient.
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5) How you will choose and apply social work skills which are suitable for the patient.
6) How you will assess, plan, implement holistic interventions. (Focus on Person-In-Environment Theory, BPSS, Strength perspective)
Support your answer with case examples.
Singapore Social Work and Healthcare
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Singapore Social Work and Healthcare Choosing and Applying Social Work Skills Social workers are endowed with several skills that can assist them in performing their roles and functions in the healthcare sector. With key functions of a medical social worker ranging from crisis intervention, psychosocial assessment and counselling, skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, monitoring, and evaluation are essential (LaSala, 2022). Choosing the right social work skill will depend highly on the healthcare context and the patient's unique needs and preferences. Utilizing the appropriate set of skills in such situations can then effectively support and empower the patient in their quest for quality care. A case example of a 30-year-old male patient with a spinal injury that limits them to using a wheelchair requires a specific set of skills to manage. In this case, a social worker must use advocacy to ensure the respect of the patient's rights, access to services, and social justice in society. This means that the worker should identify potential barriers to accessing healthcare and help the patient overcome them by providing access to relevant resources. Apart from that, the social worker should also employ effective communication through active listening and feedback that promotes mutual understanding. Ultimately, this can create a rapport with the patient, encourage dialogue and ensure an effective environment for them to express themselves freely. Assessing, Planning and Implementing Holistic Interventions Holistic interventions take into consideration the patient’s overall well-being, including the spiritual, physical and emotional health aspects. Therefore, such interventions in healthcare identify not only the symptoms of an illness or condition but also other root causes of health problems in the patient (Park, 2020). Consequently, social workers must consider such aspects in the assessment, planning and implementation of appr...