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Families with special needs family members likely face difficult choices and compromises. Consider how challenging it would be to weigh difficult issues if some of those choices were actually orders. Enrolling in the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is mandatory across all military services for service members with a special needs family member. Because EFMP…
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Suicide, stigma associated with accessing services, and substance abuse are real issues for the military. Although military social workers lead the field in these issues, there is always more work to be done. The civilian world is watching as the military works toward assuring access to services that will help their personnel. In fact, many…
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Description The medical social work profession owes its roots to Dr. Richard Cabot and Nurse Garnet Pelton. In 1905, Garnet Pelton was hired by Dr. Cabot, a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, to provide social services to his clinic patients (Massachusetts General Hospital, n.d.). Dr. Cabot recognized the importance of addressing a patient’s social needs…
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Medical social workers assume various distinct roles in their practice. These roles range from educator and advocate to counselor, liaison, and mediator. The generalist intervention model (GIM) informs medical social work practice, with these roles reaching across each stage of the model. Medical social workers view patients and their problems in context, combine practice skills…
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Utilizing prescription drugs to alleviate physical pain is a standard medical intervention. When the medication is no longer effective or the patient finds him- or herself needing the prescription after the pain is gone, prescribed use of the drug can become abuse. But what is the underlying cause of drug abuse? Is it simply the…
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Discussion: Ethics In Military Practice Socw 6212 Wk1 Ethical dilemmas occur in all areas of social work practice, including in military social work. At times, social workers practicing in a military setting may face especially complex ethical challenges in honoring the NASW Code of Ethics while also obeying military orders or policies. For example, as…
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Discussion 1: Hospice Social Work Hospice is a concept of care that does not accelerate death or prolong life. It provides support and comfort to patients and caregivers in the face of a terminal illness that is no longer responding to standard medical treatment. Hospice services are delivered by a specialized team of healthcare professionals…
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Week 10 Assignment Preparing for Advanced Directives To Prepare: Go to one of the following websites and download the free forms for your specific state: • https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/free-printable- advance-directives/ • http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3289 • https://www.uslivingwillregistry.com/formslist.shtm Fill out those forms for…
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Week 9 Assignment Understanding Chronic Illness To Prepare: Interview an individual who has a chronic illness. With the individual’s permission, interview them about what it is like to live with a chronic illness, the most difficult parts of being chronically ill, how they manage their illness, what aspects—if any—frighten them, what kind of social support…
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HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination (Discussion) Over the past several decades, education, medical advances, and public health efforts have tempered the public image of HIV/AIDS. Despite these efforts, patients with HIV/AIDS continue to experience stigma and discrimination, which may negatively affect a patient’s mental health status. The stigma impedes patients from seeking HIV tests, particularly in…