Social Work in a Healthcare Setting in Singapore
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 ONE AND TWO 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
Healthcare Philosophy, Service Delivery Framework and Financing
It is essential for a social worker to aptly understand the healthcare setting in Singapore since it can have a significant impact on case management. Firstly, the country's healthcare philosophy relies on preventive programs and promoting healthy lifestyles for its citizens (Tan et al., 2021). This is essential because it recognizes the need to empower individuals to take responsibility for their health. With regard to service delivery, Singapore works on a multi-tiered system provided by the public, people's and private sectors. Primary care involves services by general pra...