A SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL WORKERS

Training for Social Workers

answer to a question in the House that legislation was to be introduced, on December 12th the Report was again brought before the notice of the Minister by Mr. Kenneth Robinson who asked whether the recommendation concerning financial assistance from central government funds for the training of social workers was to be accepted. The Circular states that, pending the formation of the new Council...

Health education for social workers: a primer.

Health education, as a discipline and specialization, is often overshadowed by other branches of public health (e.g., bio-statistics, epidemiology, and policy management). Although social workers have been performing health education for decades, social work students may not know the history of health education as a practice profession and its uses in a social work context. The purpose of this ...

Medical Information for Social Workers

Medical Social Workers: Current Roles and Tasks

Introduction: Concerning the professional duties of medical social workers, they can have effective role in the treatment process and solving the problems of clients. This study was performed to investigate the current roles and tasks of social workers in hospitals. Method: In this qualitative study, 15 social workers of public and specialized hospitals in Tehran were selected using purposeful...

Developing competence for nurses and social workers.

INFORMAL CAREGIVERS—primarily family members —are the foundation of rehabilitation, chronic care, and long-term support for older persons. The growing population of older persons and the changing health care delivery system (for example, shortened hospital stays) demand more of family caregivers and increase the toll on their health (Pinquart & Sorensen, 2007). To help them cope with these dema...