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Repositioning social work in the modern workforce: the development of a social work assistant role
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posted on 2023-05-18, 20:20 authored by O'Malia, A, Andrew HillsAndrew Hills, Wagner, SThis paper reports on a pilot project conducted at a Brisbane hospital to develop a social work assistant (SWA) role designed to support clinical social workers in an acute adult hospital setting. In the context of increasing workload demands, constricting health budgets, and organisational expectations, it details the development of the SWA role and outlines the increased scope and quality of practice afforded social workers through the new model of care. The paper demonstrates that the SWA model has positive outcomes for hospital social workers by allowing them to reclaim their core business in an increasingly bureaucratised and deprofessionalised work environment.
History
Publication title
Australian Social WorkVolume
67Issue
4Pagination
593-603ISSN
0312-407XDepartment/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
AustraliaRights statement
Copyright 2013 Australian Association of Social WorkersRepository Status
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