Placement Flashcards
When was the mater founded and then replaced?
- founded 1906- 1911
- replaced 1981
The five Mater values
Mercy, Dignity, Care, Commitment and Quality
Mercy
the spirit of responding to one another
- being merciful = bringing forgiveness, joy, peace, kindness, compassion
Dignity
The spirit of humanity, respecting the worth of each person
Commitment
The spirit of integrity.
-being committed to those who entrust themselves to us is a responsibility we take seriously
Quality
The spirit of professionalism
What response to healthcare does mater take?
Holistic approach to healthcare in response to changing community needs and fosters high standards of health-related education and research
social work roles in hospitals
- discharge planning
- interventions
- psychosocial assessments
- educating patients
- conflict resolution
- assisting managing contested situations
working with older people in hospital roles
- provide info and education.
- family counselling (grief, loss, stress, transitions)
- strengths-based work (not being patronizing)
- importance of multidisciplinary team
theory: sociological
life course, social determinants of health including the economic political and environmental conditions
theory: psychodynamic + psychosocial
theories that inform understanding of human growth, life stage development, and behaviour and psychosocial impact of ill health, disease, sudden loss, trauma
theory: person in environment
- systems ecological
- interconnectedness between person, family, relationship with formal and informal systems (schools, employment, community supports)
theory: strengths
focus on patient’s strengths, building a helping relationship that is collaborative, client-centred, and competency based. move from focus on problems
theory: crisis theory and crisis intervention
- people’s usual systems of coping can be disrupted and may act in ways that hinder or bring about illness
- help with managing. encourage patterns of coping, or introducing new ways access appropriate supports
practice approach to SW is an integration of?
- purpose of social work
- knowledge bases
- ethics and values
and shaped by individuals you work with + organisational contexts