Describe how your roles in behavioral health care could result in fewer readmissions to a hospital for older adults.
What will be an ideal response?
As a behavioral health care specialist, the social worker can assess how behavioral needs might interfere with the management of physical needs and monitoring of health care. For instance, a referral from primary care may result in social worker making a home visit to assess the person’s capacity to manage household tasks and perhaps refer to home health care services. The social worker in this role would assess the emotional state that may interfere with adherence to prescriptions given by the primary care provider to manage health concerns. The social worker addresses the emotional state, either through direct support or referral for psychotropic medications that enhance the person’s ability to follow the medical protocols and stay out of the hospital.
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collection and data analysis overlap is:
a. theoretical deduction. b. theoretical sensitivity. c. theoretical induction. d. avoiding the ecological fallacy.
The concept of a therapeutic camp involves focus on strengths, self-image, and problem-solving versus discipline and obedience
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A 45-year-old man you know drinks three alcoholic beverages every
night after work. He gets up the next morning for work and performs his duties successfully. He has high blood pressure and gout but does not suffer from any other physical or psychological problems. He does not drink on weekends. This man is ________. A. definitely an alcoholic B. not a heavy drinker C. definitely addicted to alcohol D. probably a problem drinker
In the context of the purposes of social work, _____ seeks to reestablish functioning that has been impaired by physical or mental difficulties
A) ?prevention B) ?restoration C) ?remediation D) ?intervention