How could an agency do better, or what could be added to help a military client or his or her family? Throughout this course, you have examined many aspects of social work practice within a military setting. In addition, you have had the opportunity to explore multiple social service issues and agencies intended to address…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Briefly describe the agency’s intervention/treatment plan Briey discuss best practices about interventions identied in the literature Briefly discuss how agencies can incorporate those best practices into the current intervention/treatment plan Provide a brief summary of the similarities and differences between theintervention/treatment plan used at the agency and the suggested practices in the literature

Palliative care refers to specialized medical care that focuses on providing relief from physical symptoms and improving the quality of life of patients and caregivers. Palliative care can be provided to patients with any medical condition at any stage of illness to relieve symptoms. It can be a patient’s primary treatment (which is often the…