Swrk 6204 Medical Social Work

Question:

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you:

• Briefly state the healthcare setting you find most interesting. Explain the scope of medical social work practice, including primary responsibilities, within the setting.
• Explain how you might address the needs of patients that are beyond the scope of practice of your selected setting.
• Explain skills and competencies you think would be most beneficial to you as a medical social worker in this setting and with the associated patient population.

Use the Learning Resources to support your Assignment. Make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.

• Gehlert, S., & Browne, T. (Eds.). (2019). Handbook of health social work (3rd ed.). Wiley.
  • Chapter 2, “Social Work Roles and Healthcare Settings” (pp. 21–37)
  • Use the chapters in Part 3 of the book (Chapters 16–23) to explore various health care settings that may be of interest to you.
• Craig, S. L., McInroy, L. B., Goulden, A., Eaton, A. D., Kourgiantakis, T., Bogo, M., Adamson, K., Iacono, G., Gagliardi, L., Krasovec, T., & Small, M. (2021). The health social work competency rating scale: Development of a tool for education and practice. inks to an external site. Social Work Education, 40(7), 928–941. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1768233
• National Association of Social Workers. (2016). NASW standards for social work practice in health care settings.inks to an external site. https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?filet…