The Clarity and Contribution of the Hospital Social Work Role: Observations on its Professional Identity

TY - JOUR

T1 - The Clarity and Contribution of the Hospital Social Work Role

T2 - Observations on its Professional Identity

AU - Steils, Nicole

AU - Moriarty, Jo

AU - Manthorpe, Jill

PY - 2020/8/23

Y1 - 2020/8/23

N2 - This review explores international practice in hospital social work with older people through the lens of four different aspects of professional identity (self-identity and reported practice; professional characteristics; patient perspectives, and professional authority or power). It highlights the skills needed for hospital social work and the challenges faced by practitioners following organisational change in acute hospital care. It offers an agenda for new research and for professional debates about what will be needed from hospital social workers in the future.

AB - This review explores international practice in hospital social work with older people through the lens of four different aspects of professional identity (self-identity and reported practice; professional characteristics; patient perspectives, and professional authority or power). It highlights the skills needed for hospital social work and the challenges faced by practitioners following organisational change in acute hospital care. It offers an agenda for new research and for professional debates about what will be needed from hospital social workers in the future.

KW - discharge planning

KW - hospital social work

KW - literature review

KW - outcomes

KW - professional identity

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089729941&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/09503153.2020.1801620

DO - 10.1080/09503153.2020.1801620

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85089729941

SN - 0950-3153

JO - Practice

JF - Practice

ER -