Assessing Older Community Members Using a Social Work Tool: Developing an Organizational Response
Social Worker’s undertake psycho-social assessments and facilitate access to evidence-informed psychological and practical supports to optimize the physical, psychological, and social wellbeing of the community members in their care. Social workers employed at an aged and community care organization...
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| author | Rajna Ogrin BSc, BPod (Hons), PhD Claudia Meyer BAppSci(Physiotherapy), MPH, PhD Aliki Karantzoulis BSW Isabel Jane Santana BA, Grad Dip Ed, MSW Ralph Hampson BSocStud, MA, PhD |
| author_facet | Rajna Ogrin BSc, BPod (Hons), PhD Claudia Meyer BAppSci(Physiotherapy), MPH, PhD Aliki Karantzoulis BSW Isabel Jane Santana BA, Grad Dip Ed, MSW Ralph Hampson BSocStud, MA, PhD |
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| description | Social Worker’s undertake psycho-social assessments and facilitate access to evidence-informed psychological and practical supports to optimize the physical, psychological, and social wellbeing of the community members in their care. Social workers employed at an aged and community care organization undertook a review of the gray and peer reviewed literature and did not identify any existing evidence-based tools. However, 10 key domains were identified from the search. Gaps in the domains were discovered, together with the need for guidance and prompts for less experienced staff and students. Five Social Workers, using co-design principles, reviewed the domains, and added further domains from their social work practice. An evidence-based assessment tool was developed which incorporated 11 domains. The tool can be used to assess the needs of people living in the community who are older and/or have compromised health and wellbeing. Further work is required to pilot test the tool. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97da48cd231e43cc95a02641f99a15712022-12-22T03:08:28ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142022-08-01810.1177/23337214221119322Assessing Older Community Members Using a Social Work Tool: Developing an Organizational ResponseRajna Ogrin BSc, BPod (Hons), PhD0Claudia Meyer BAppSci(Physiotherapy), MPH, PhD1Aliki Karantzoulis BSW2Isabel Jane Santana BA, Grad Dip Ed, MSW3Ralph Hampson BSocStud, MA, PhD4Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaMonash University, Frankston, VIC, AustraliaBolton Clarke, Bundoora, VIC, AustraliaUniversity of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, AustraliaUniversity of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, AustraliaSocial Worker’s undertake psycho-social assessments and facilitate access to evidence-informed psychological and practical supports to optimize the physical, psychological, and social wellbeing of the community members in their care. Social workers employed at an aged and community care organization undertook a review of the gray and peer reviewed literature and did not identify any existing evidence-based tools. However, 10 key domains were identified from the search. Gaps in the domains were discovered, together with the need for guidance and prompts for less experienced staff and students. Five Social Workers, using co-design principles, reviewed the domains, and added further domains from their social work practice. An evidence-based assessment tool was developed which incorporated 11 domains. The tool can be used to assess the needs of people living in the community who are older and/or have compromised health and wellbeing. Further work is required to pilot test the tool.https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221119322 |
| spellingShingle | Rajna Ogrin BSc, BPod (Hons), PhD Claudia Meyer BAppSci(Physiotherapy), MPH, PhD Aliki Karantzoulis BSW Isabel Jane Santana BA, Grad Dip Ed, MSW Ralph Hampson BSocStud, MA, PhD Assessing Older Community Members Using a Social Work Tool: Developing an Organizational Response Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
| title | Assessing Older Community Members Using a Social Work Tool: Developing an Organizational Response |
| title_full | Assessing Older Community Members Using a Social Work Tool: Developing an Organizational Response |
| title_fullStr | Assessing Older Community Members Using a Social Work Tool: Developing an Organizational Response |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing Older Community Members Using a Social Work Tool: Developing an Organizational Response |
| title_short | Assessing Older Community Members Using a Social Work Tool: Developing an Organizational Response |
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