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Medical social workers as mediators between patients, physicians, and the court: the case of former ringworm patients
- Source :
- Social Work in Health Care. 59:575-587
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2020.
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Abstract
- Facilitating benefit and resource acquisition to assist clients is a major responsibility of medical social workers, requiring them to have a thorough knowledge of community resources, legislation, and regulations. The aim of the current study was to examine knowledge of the Law for Compensation of Scalp Ringworm Victims and ringworm-related irradiation damage among 101 social workers employed in diverse healthcare settings in Israel. We found that 65.3% of the social workers were aware of the law, but only 40.6% were aware of the health effects of scalp ringworm irradiation. Media coverage and clients who underwent scalp ringworm irradiation were social workers' major sources of knowledge. Working with former ringworm patients had the strongest association with knowledge of the law and of ringworm-related irradiation damage. Results highlight the important contribution of exposure to clients' experiences and knowledge to expand social workers' knowledge of health issues.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Social Work
medicine.medical_specialty
Social Workers
Legislation
Media coverage
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Tinea
Physicians
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Israel
Radiation Injuries
Community and Home Care
Specialized knowledge
030505 public health
Social work
Negotiating
Compensation (psychology)
Psychiatry and Mental health
Family medicine
Healthcare settings
Female
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1541034X and 00981389
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Social Work in Health Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....82d2ccec62ef8ed4a48690911ae3e8c6