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 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…
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…
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…
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…
Briefly describe the agency’s intervention/treatment plan Briey discuss best practices about interventions identied 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
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…
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…
Assignment: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas in Caring for Children and Adolescents In medical settings, social workers may face ethical dilemmas around testing, initiating or withholding treatment, disclosing of diagnoses, and more. Ethical dilemmas may also arise from religious or cultural point of views. When children are involved, it is possible that dilemmas will arise between…
SOCW 6204 week 10 For the Assignment, you will create a support group for one of the following populations: breast cancer survivor, loss of infant, new widow, child who lost a sibling, or another population as approved by your instructor. You will create a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation in which you will explain the type of…