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Welcome to the Social Work Today E-Newsletter. We hope that our new format engages you and keeps you better informed on issues that matter to social workers.
March is National Professional Social Work Month. This year’s theme, “Purpose and Possibility,” highlights the special characteristics of individuals who choose social work as a profession. Social workers are purpose-driven, compassionate individuals who work across a range of areas. One of the most common and important areas in which they are found is in hospitals. This month’s E-News Exclusive is a lesson in the special contribution social workers make in healthcare settings.
In an increasingly litigious society and a world of individuals vulnerable to abuse, the issue of touch in social work is at least approached delicately and at most taboo. Read one social worker’s story of how appropriate touch in medical social work can help ease anxiety of patients undergoing tests and treatments. It’s not easy being a patient who is poked and prodded while hanging in diagnostic limbo, but the right touch can make a reassuring connection that helps patients relax in potentially traumatic situations, a positive outcome that undoubtedly contributes to mind-body healing.
Enjoy the Social Work Today E-Newsletter, and we welcome your comments at SWTeditor@gvpub.com.
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 Using Touch in Medical Social Work
By Ingrid Maria Middleton, MSW, LSW, LMT
I enter emergency room No. 5 to see an older man lying on the gurney with IV lines attached to his arms and a Yankees baseball cap covering his eyes. Mr. Stern’s limbs are outstretched and stiff, so he looks almost like a mannequin.
He is from New York, and his wife is hurrying back to the cruise ship, trying to claim their luggage. It must be retrieved today because they won’t be allowed to go back on board to finish their long-awaited interisland cruise through the Hawaiian islands.
The ship’s doctor evaluated Mr. Stern earlier in the day after he passed out during breakfast. He recalled feeling dizzy and then couldn’t remember anything except having some chest pain and shortness of breath. He was diagnosed with arrhythmia and sent by ambulance to our hospital—a medium-sized trauma center on the island of Kauai, HI.
It is here that I am a medical social worker, working with people experiencing emotional stress, psychological difficulty, and medical complications. I also work specifically with tourists who have had some sort of trauma. Being in an unfamiliar place far from home means there are usually additional concerns. While most of these people have little to nothing in common from a medical perspective, one thing is always the same: Patients and families are anxious and frightened.
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Recent political changes expected to affect healthcare delivery and emphasize prevention and integrated health and wellness services could increase the demand for public health social workers. Read more
Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment — A New Wave in Recovery
A collaborative approach integrating systems that treat clients with mental illness and substance abuse disorders not only gains momentum—it makes sense. Read more
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Have a question you want answered by one of our social work experts? Send your question to SWTeditor@gvpub.com and it may be featured in an upcoming e-newsletter or print issue.
Question
Due to the economy, one of my clients approached me with a question of trade for therapy. She is an artist and would like to trade a painting for therapy hours. As this has never come up before, I told her I’d have to research this further to see if it is allowed. Any thoughts?
Kathy Mintzer, LCSW
California
Response
Social workers occasionally consider entering into barter arrangements with clients. This is particularly likely to occur when clients have exhausted their insurance options and have difficulty paying for services out of pocket. Barter also occurs in some communities, particularly rural areas, in which there are established norms involving such nonmonetary exchange of goods and services.
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