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SOCHLTH 231 : Hauora and Social Work Practice
Undergraduate courseProject description
The course is an introduction to social work in health care settings. Health is considered from psychological, sociological, cultural, professional and organisational perspectives. Topics will be drawn from a range and may include: � Social work role in health systems � The health system - hospital, primary health organisations � Health and social inequity � World views of health - medical, psychosocial, cultural � Social work counselling � Teams � multi-disciplinary, working with children, palliative care � Work with individuals and families � Working with grief and loss
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Project outcome
By the end of this course, students will be able to: Describe the role of the social worker within the health setting. (Capability 1.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Explain the structure of the health system in Aotearoa/New Zealand, the avenues of service delivery and use of terminology. (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 6.1 and 6.3) Explain the emotional, psychological, cultural and social impacts of health status and illness (Capability 1.2, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Identify the core skills to work with individuals and family in relation to health and illness including issues of grief, loss and recovery (Capability 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
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