Vourlekis B S, Greene R R, Gelfand D E, Zlotnik J L
Department of Social Work, University of Maryland, Catonsville 21228.
Soc Work Health Care. 1992;17(3):45-70. doi: 10.1300/J010v17n03_04.
Nursing home social workers were asked to provide information about their current practice circumstances, and to rate relative importance of resident and family psychosocial needs and frequency of functions performed or overseen by social workers to meet these needs. Both consultant and full-time staff social workers practiced under severe time constraints. Practitioners viewed psychosocial needs similarly, but staff and consultants met these needs through somewhat different functions. Findings provide a profile of practice that can contribute to care improvement through a definition of realistic service expectations for which social workers can be accountable.
养老院社会工作者被要求提供有关其当前执业环境的信息，并对居民和家庭心理社会需求的相对重要性，以及社会工作者为满足这些需求而执行或监督的职能频率进行评分。顾问和全职员工社会工作者都在严格的时间限制下开展工作。从业者对心理社会需求的看法相似，但员工和顾问通过略有不同的职能来满足这些需求。研究结果提供了一份执业概况，通过定义社会工作者可负责的现实服务期望，有助于改善护理。
