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1	Participatory research with hospital social workers in a primary health care context Sihlobo, Alice 01 1900 (has links) We conducted the study to explore and define the role of the social worker in Primary Health Care. The medical care model on its own is viewed as inappropriate for developing countries. We see Primary Health Care as holding the key to improving the health status of the many disadvantaged communities in South Africa. The Primary Health Care approach demands those health care providers, including social workers work collaboratively to provide the best possible services to the communities. Social Work is a profession concerned with the disadvantaged. However, social workers are assigned a very limited role in Primary Health Care. Since participants are concerned about subjective and experiential realities, participatory research was the appropriate research method. The major findings and conclusions were that, social workers have a role in Primary Health Care. They have to be assertive and tell others what is it that they do to find a place in Primary Health Care / Social Work / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health)) Primary health care Social work research Social work in health Social work role Participatory research Human inquiry Dialogical research Collaborative research Experiential research Participatory inquiry 362.104250968 Primary health care -- South Africa Medical social work -- South Africa Participant observation
2	Participatory research with hospital social workers in a primary health care context Sihlobo, Alice 01 1900 (has links) We conducted the study to explore and define the role of the social worker in Primary Health Care. The medical care model on its own is viewed as inappropriate for developing countries. We see Primary Health Care as holding the key to improving the health status of the many disadvantaged communities in South Africa. The Primary Health Care approach demands those health care providers, including social workers work collaboratively to provide the best possible services to the communities. Social Work is a profession concerned with the disadvantaged. However, social workers are assigned a very limited role in Primary Health Care. Since participants are concerned about subjective and experiential realities, participatory research was the appropriate research method. The major findings and conclusions were that, social workers have a role in Primary Health Care. They have to be assertive and tell others what is it that they do to find a place in Primary Health Care / Social Work / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health)) Primary health care Social work research Social work in health Social work role Participatory research Human inquiry Dialogical research Collaborative research Experiential research Participatory inquiry 362.104250968 Primary health care -- South Africa Medical social work -- South Africa Participant observation

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Participatory research with hospital social workers in a primary health care context

Participatory research with hospital social workers in a primary health care context