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SOCW6205 Medical Social Work II
Week 1 Discussion
DQ1 Emotional and Psychological Impact of Illness on Patients and Families
Post by Day 3 a description of three major emotional or psychological factors that influence both patients and their families. Then, explain patients’ and their families’ experiences in dealing with illness and associated disability. Explain one of these factors that might be challenging for a medical social worker to address. Then, explain strategies that a medical social worker might employ to address the factor.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Expand on your colleague’s post regarding the impact of psychosocial and psychological aspects of illness on patients and families.
• Analyze your colleague’s post and expand on the challenges and strategies with additional suggestions and recommendations.
• Explain any insights you gained from the psychosocial and psychological impact of illness on patients and families your colleague described.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any
insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
DQ2 Impact of Emotional and Psychological Factors on Illness Outcomes
Post by Day 4 a description of the two factors you selected. Explain how these factors influence illness and a patient’s life beyond his or her family. Then, explain how these factors might present themselves during at least two stages during the course of illness.
Finally, explain how a medical social worker might intervene to ensure that the patient receives the services he or she needs to cope best during each of these stages.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Provide a constructive critique of your colleague’s post. Offer different perspectives on the factors influencing illness with regard to the course of illness.
• Ask a probing question about why the factors your colleague posted are important.
• Analyze your colleague’s post and expand on the post with additional services social workers might provide to the illness course your colleague selected.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
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Week 2 Discussion
DQ 1 The Mind–Body Connection
Post by Day 3 an explanation of the relationship between the mental illness and the physical illness. Explain the specific course of the physical illness that might be influenced by the mental illness. Then, explain how this relationship might impact a patient’s course of life.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Comment or elaborate on the relationships between the mental and physical illnesses your colleague explained.
• Provide a constructive critique of the course of physical illness influenced by the mental illness.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments
DQ2 Assessing and Intervening in Mental Illness to Control Physical Illness
Post by Day 4 an explanation of the importance of mental health status assessment in the presence of physical illness. Explain the specific information a social worker needs to gather during this assessment. Then, describe any follow-up steps a social worker might take when a patient presents with a significant mental health issue. Describe one targeted intervention that you might use in a patient with both mental and physical illness. Finally, explain one strategy that might improve a patient’s mental illness and physical illness simultaneously.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Expand on your colleague’s post by explaining any research that supports mental health status assessment by medical social workers.
• Review a colleague’s post. Suggest additional information that needs to be gathered during assessment. Provide rationale.
• Provide a constructive critique of the targeted interventions your colleague posted by suggesting one alternative intervention that might be more effective.
• Offer additional strategies to improve both mental health and physical illness simultaneously.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your
initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
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Week 3 Discussion
DQ1 Social Factors and Health Outcomes
Post by Day 3 an explanation of how two social factors influence health outcomes. Describe medical social work interventions that target these factors to improve health outcomes, and explain why you selected these interventions. Explain the tasks a social worker might need to complete in order to reach the desired outcomes.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings
Respond by Day 5 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Provide a constructive critique of your colleague’s post. Offer different perspectives on the social factors your colleague selected.
• Analyze your colleague’s post and expand on the interventions with additional insight.
• Share an insight gained from having read your colleague's posting.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
DQ2 Assessment for Social Support
Post by Day 4 a description of the social support system of the patient you selected. Explain how the social support might improve the illness outcomes. Then, explain the importance of assessing the quality of the patient’s social support system. List a set of three questions that you think are important for assessing the patient’s social support system. Justify your selection. Then, explain how the roles of a medical social worker might improve the quality of the support for the patient. Explain one strategy that might be effective in improving the social support system of a patient.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Expand on your colleague’s post by explaining how these questions help assess the patient’s social support system.
• Explain any insights you gained from having read your colleague’s post regarding his or her strategy to improve social support.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
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Week 4 Discussion
Patient–Provider Communications
Post by Day 4 a description of the importance of patient–provider communication. Be sure to address the relationship between patient– provider communications and illness outcomes. Identify a minimum of three factors that might lead to poor patient–provider communications. Provide your rationale. Explain the ways patient– provider communications might be improved. Then, explain the role culture plays in patient–provider communications. Finally, explain the roles of a social worker in assisting a patient to improve communications with other members of the health care team.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific
references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Expand on your colleague’s post by sharing a different perspective about patient–provider communication.
• Offer a different opinion about one of the interventions your colleague suggested.
• Explain any insights you gained from reading your colleague’s post on patient–provider communication that might enhance your professional skills when dealing with a patient.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
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Week 5 Discussion
DQ1 Impact of Caregiving Burden on Caregiver Health
Post by Day 3 a description of the care needed for the illness you selected. Explain the nature of caregiver burden experienced by caregivers of patients with this illness. Describe illness-related factors (e.g., access to care, illness complexity, chronicity, outcomes) that might contribute to caregiver burden. Explain specific interventions that you as a medical social worker might implement to relieve caregiver burden. Identify at least three resources in your local area (county or state) that you might use to address caregiver burden for the chosen illness. Explain how these resources might adequately address caregiver burden.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Provide a constructive critique of your colleague’s post. Offer different perspectives about the caregiver burden for the illness your colleague selected.
• Suggest additional factors that might contribute to caregiver burden that your colleague did not post.
• Provide a constructive critique of the intervention your colleague posted. Identify additional strategies that your colleague did not post for the given illness.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
DQ2 Factors Contributing to Caregiver Burden
To prepare for this Discussion:Consider your own culture and how caregiving is perceived and enacted within your community. Use Kaltura Media to post your video.
By Day 6 post a 5-6-minute video in which you do the following:
• Describe caregiver roles and responsibilities within your family or community.
• Identify how age, gender, marital status, or other identity characteristic determines who performs what type of caregiving role.
• Explain how cultural factors or traits might contribute to or
alleviate caregiver burden, as well as affect caregiver well- being and quality of life. Provide specific examples to justify your response.
• Explain culturally appropriate interventions you might implement to relieve caregiver burden for someone who belongs to this cultural group.
• Explain the importance of culturally sensitive interventions for alleviating caregiver burden. Identity specific steps a social worker can take to advocate for this group.
View a selection of your colleagues’ video postings to learn about different cultural perspectives on caregiving. Peer responses are optional for this discussion You are welcome to comment on peer posts but will not be graded on peer interaction and feedback
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Week 6 Discussion
Caring for Patients with Mental Illness
Post by Day 4 a brief explanation of how the deinstitutionalization policy has affected inpatient psychiatric care. Then, explain how the policy affects the roles of psychiatric social workers in providing care for patients with mental illness. Considering the policy, explain the challenges and issues caregivers face when caring for individuals with mental illness. Identify three resources (provide name and web address) available in your local area (county or state) to support patients with mental illness and caregivers. Explain whether these resources are adequate to meet the needs of mental illness patients and caregivers. Justify your response.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Expand on your colleague’s posting by explaining additional challenges caregivers might face when caring for individuals with mental illness.
• Offer a different intervention that might also address caregivers’ challenges.
• Explain how the local resources your colleague described are similar to or different from the resources in your local area.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments
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Week 7 Discussion
HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination
Post by Day 3 an explanation of factors causing stigma and discrimination in patients with HIV/AIDS. Then, describe the impact of stigma and discrimination on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and patients’ psychosocial profiles. Explain the propensity of excessive stigma and discrimination in certain ethnic and racial groups. Provide examples to illustrate your response.
Focus on the NASW Code of Ethics, and explain ways you might address stigma and discrimination while providing HIV/AIDS education and preventive services.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two of your colleagues' postings by addressing the following:
• Explain how the stigma and discrimination may influence non-adherence of ART. Explain the roles of a social worker to improve medication adherence. Explain any ethical dilemmas your colleague might face while addressing adherence.
• Recommend culturally sensitive interventions your colleague might implement to help patients maintain or improve adherence for the ethnic and racial group they identified.Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments
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Week 8 Discussion
Impact of Illness on Children and Adolescents
Post by Day 4 a brief description of the illness and its overall impact on the well-being of a young patient and his or her family. Explain how the illness may disrupt or influence the biological, psychological, and social growth and development of the child or adolescent.
Identify at least three primary stressors (e.g., complications, hospitalization) related to the illness. Select one of the stressors that you think is critical. Justify your selection. Analyze possible pediatric social work interventions that might be applied to address the stressor.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two of your colleagues' postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Share an insight gained from having read your colleague's post about the psychosocial impact of the illness he or she selected.
• Refute or validate your colleague’s post about the interventions and suggest additional intervention strategies.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
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Week 9 Discussion
Medical Social Work in Chronic Illness Care and Management
Post by Day 4 a brief description of the illness you selected and the psychosocial effects of the illness on patients and families. Analyze the issues and concerns surrounding the care and management of the illness. Choose three medical social work practice skills, and explain how a medical social worker might implement them to improve the care and management of the illness. Explain challenges that might arise for families or caregivers caring for a patient with your chosen illness. Explain how you as a medical social worker might address the struggles or challenges experienced by families or caregivers.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two of your colleagues' postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Suggest an additional insight about psychosocial aspects of illness and management that your colleague did not explain.
• Analyze your colleague’s post. Expand on the post by providing a different perspective on social work practice skills.
• Share an additional insight you gained from reading a colleague’s post about caregiver burden for his or her selected illness.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
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Week 10 Discussion
Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer
Post by Day 4 an explanation of how this type of cancer might affect the health and well-being of the patient and caregivers. Explain the psychosocial effects of the cancer on the patient and caregivers.
Explain how psychosocial factors might impact a treatment care plan and the management of the disease. Finally, explain how you might address the psychosocial needs of a cancer patient and caregiver.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two of your colleagues' postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Expand on your colleague’s post regarding psychosocial effects of cancer on patients and caregivers by providing a different perspective.
• Suggest different ways you might address the psychosocial needs of a cancer patient.
• Explain any insights you gained from the posts submitted by your colleagues.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
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Week 11 Discussion
DQ1 Hospice Social Work
Post by Day 3 an explanation of the importance of an interdisciplinary team in end-of-life care. Briefly describe different programs providing hospice care with regard to team structure and scope of services. Compare the roles of a social worker on a hospice team in a hospital-based program and in a home hospice program.
Explain your feelings about the emotionally intense work of hospice care. Finally, explain the strategies you might consider to cope with your emotions.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Expand on your colleague’s post by explaining any research that contradicts the superiority of one program over another when providing hospice care.
• Offer additional successful strategies to cope with emotionally intense work. Support your post with scholarly resources.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
DQ2 Social Work in Palliative Care
Post by Day 4 a description of perceptions of palliative care from the perspective of a
• Patient
• Caregiver
• Social worker
Then, explain the roles of social workers in providing palliative care. Compare and contrast the fundamental differences between palliative care and hospice care. Explain medical conditions where you might consider palliative care over hospice care for a patient. Justify your position. Use examples to illustrate your case.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues' postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Offer an insight about the comparison between palliative care and hospice care.
• Expand on your colleague’s post by providing a different perspective on the roles of a social worker in palliative care.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your
initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments
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Week 4 Assignment
Biopsychosocial Assessment
In a 3-4 page paper:
• Assess the overall tool you selected to analyze for this assignment. In your assessment, explain whether you believe there are questions that were not addressed and why you think that may be important.
• Explain whether or not the assessment is strengths-based.
• Identify other professionals in healthcare who may have input into the assessment.
• Identify any sections of the assessment tool that are best completed by other healthcare professionals and explain why.
• Consider the implications of various professionals disagreeing over the assessment content and discuss how would you mitigate those challenges.
• Explain how psychosocial issues (including policy and legal issues) might impact the patient’s medical care and/or health outcomes and the role of the social worker in assessing and addressing those issues on an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Support your Assignment with specific references to resources, using appropriate APA format and style. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the resources for this course.
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Week 6 Assignment
Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
In a 3- to 4-page paper:
• Explain the philosophy that drives psychiatric social work in caring for patients with mental illness.
• Explain the primary goals of psychiatric social workers.
• Describe the roles and functions of psychiatric social workers on interdisciplinary inpatient psychiatric teams.
• Compare differences and similarities in roles, practice skills, and functions between psychiatric social workers in inpatient units and non-psychiatric medical social workers in other types of medical units or healthcare settings.
Support your Assignment with specific references to resources, using appropriate APA format and style. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the resources for this course.
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Week 7 Assignment
HIV/AIDS Epidemic
In a 3- to 4-page paper:
• Briefly explain how the HIV/AIDS epidemic has changed since it first emerged in 1981.
• Explain how the roles of medical social workers have evolved over the course of the epidemic. Select one specific milestone and elaborate the roles of medical social workers.
• Explain the profession’s ongoing advocacy and support to the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
• Explain the challenges the profession has been facing and anticipates facing when dealing with HIV/AIDS patients. Provide specific examples.
Support your Assignment with specific references to resources, using appropriate APA format and style. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the resources for this course.
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Week 8 Assignment
Ethical Issues and Dilemmas in Caring for Children and Adolescents
In a 3- to 4-page paper:
• Briefly describe the illness you selected.
• Explain an ethical issue involving a child or adolescent in the context of the illness. Be sure to explain all sides of the ethical dilemma.
• Explain your ethical responsibilities in adherence with the professional ethical standards applicable to the clinical situation. Be sure to justify your response citing the NASW Code of Ethics.
Support your Assignment with specific references to resources, using appropriate APA format and style. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the resources for this course.
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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 and family support they have, how willing they would be to try new treatment methods, and which social worker stands out most in their mind (good or bad) and why.
In a 5-6-minute video reflect on the following:
• How did it feel for you to talk candidly with an individual about their illness?
• Who would you say was more uncomfortable talking about it—
you or the person you were interviewing? Why?
• How informed was in the individual about their illness and the treatments and prognosis?
• How supported did this individual feel from the community, and how did that support change from before they became ill?
• What insights did you gain from this experience that you will take into the field as a social worker to help when you work with clients with chronic illnesses?
Include a transcript and/or edit closed captioning on your video to ensure your presentation is accessible to differing abilities.
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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 yourself with your own directives. Then, if possible, have the talk with someone you love about the choices you have made. You are encouraged to make several copies and give one to your physician, one to a family member, and one filed with your personal papers (remember you will want to update the forms every few years). You will not submit your advanced directive to this course.
In a 4-5 page paper:
• Reflect on the experience completing an Advanced Directive. Consider:
o What was it like thinking and talking about the “what if’s,” “when’s,” and “why’s”?
o How did you feel when thinking about and talking with your loved one about the choices you would make in different medical scenarios?
o How willing were others to talk with you about your wishes and choices you made in the Advanced Directive?
• Explain any insights you gained from this activity that might help you as a social worker.
• Describe specific skills you would use to 1) talk to clients about Advanced Directives, 2) assist clients in completing an Advanced Directive, and 3) help families to apply an Advanced Directive.
• Explain one ethical issue (e.g., medical, social, or public health) that is relevant to a medical Advanced Directive.
• Explain two sides of the ethical issue.
• Describe the course of action you might take to address the ethical issue as the medical social worker responsible for this patient, explaining the specific benefits your decision might provide to the patient and the family.
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