The Process of Education in Health and Social Work
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2017-12
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University of Pardubice
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Introduction: Every one of us may face an adverse social situation due to his ill health. If the
health condition requires it, a person is admitted to a medical facility, where a multidisciplinary
team takes care of him or her. Health social workers are part of such a team; they
analyse and evaluate the patient’s social situation. Based on a developed social case history
profile, the health social worker educates the given patient on the options and/or tools
available to improve his current adverse social situation.
Objective: To describe the process of patient education provided by health social workers
in selected healthcare facilities.
Method: The sample of respondents consisted of health social workers working in healthcare
facilities on the territory of Prague and the Central Bohemia Region. The research study was
conducted using our own questionnaire and descriptive statistics were used to process
the study results.
Results: Health social workers educate clients mainly by means of an interview over a time
range of 10 to 15 minutes, which takes place repeatedly during their hospitalization.
Education tools include leaflets containing information on social services and application
forms for social benefits; they are distributed by the educators to the clients. Education takes
place in the social department and in the department where the client is hospitalized.
The client’s family his or her next of kin are educated in the social department in the client’s
absence. In most cases, health social workers do not evaluate the achieved results together
with the client.
Conclusion: Health social workers provide patient education regularly. In the sample under
consideration, the record of education was a part of the nursing documentation.
The educational process faces certain barriers. To prevent them, we see a suitable solution in
demanding continuous feedback from educators in the course of the educational process and
the involvement of the patient’s family in shared education. We also think that an appropriate
method of reducing educational barriers due to sensory impairment consists in a deeper
cooperation within the multidisciplinary nursing team. Based on our study we consider
it valuable to recommend continuous improvement in the quality of care for the client
in healthcare facilities, with emphasis placed upon careful preparation of the educational
process.
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p. 30 - 37
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IV. Mezinárodní konference : kvalita a její perspektivy
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4th International Conference Quality and Its Perspectives, with the subtitle: Assisting Professions through Time (April 19, 2017)
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978-80-7560-114-8
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educational process, educator, health social worker