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))
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/16033 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Sihlobo, Alice |
| Contributors | Collins, K. J. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (iii, 65 leaves) |
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