Social workers are at an above-average risk of burnout due to complex work situations, unclear evaluation criteria, and role conflicts, with few empirical studies on the issue.

Burnout in Social Work

Social workers can play a significant role in policy practice, promoting social justice and advocating for marginalized individuals, but their participation in policy practice remains underdeveloped.

Social Work and Policy Practice: Understanding the Role of Social Workers

This scoping review aims to fill knowledge gaps in social work education and training in mental health, addictions, and suicide, guiding future research and education in the field.

Social work education and training in mental health, addictions and suicide: a scoping review protocol

Social work's major function is to control dependency by providing resources for individuals and addressing dysfunctional social systems, ultimately enabling them to perform legitimate social roles and survive in stable relationships.

The Social Assignment of Social Work

Social workers in integrated healthcare settings perform various functions, with most learned in their Master of Social Work programs and 65% through on-the-job training.

Social Work Student and Practitioner Roles in Integrated Care Settings.

Social work is a human rights profession, and incorporating these principles can help address larger social problems and achieve human rights.

Social Work Is a Human Rights Profession.

Social work is a profession for those who devote their entire time to it, as opposed to those who contribute part of themselves to active philanthropy.

Is Social Work a Profession?

Social work in health care has achieved recognition, legitimacy, and culturally appropriate interventions, with international cooperation and collaboration being beneficial.

Social Work in Health Care

Social work has a long history in public health, contributing to greater health impact through clinical, intermediate, and population approaches.

A History of Social Work in Public Health.

Most people understand and recognize the value of social work, but some misconceptions remain.

The public's perception of social work: is it what we think it is?

Social work is a diverse and shifting activity, undertaken by various types of welfare workers, and its definition is often unsatisfactory due to its complexity and shifting nature.

Social Work and Society

Social work in health settings focuses on the social effects of illness, rather than the illness itself, and focuses on problem formulation and intervention based on clear understanding of social cause, manifestation, and intervention as group phenomena.

SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH SETTINGS

Social work should embrace recovering consumers, recognizing their strengths and potential benefits for clients, while addressing barriers to employment.

Is social work's door open to people recovering from psychiatric disabilities?

Clinical social work contributes to social justice by promoting growth, development, and social change through case management, advocacy, teamwork, mediation, and prevention roles.

Clinical Social Work's Contribution to a Social Justice Perspective

Social work has evolved from early philanthropy and charity efforts to a more comprehensive approach to social betterment, focusing on prevention and addressing the underlying causes of social problems.

Education for Social Work

Social work schools should promote social awareness as part of the curriculum to better prepare future social workers for helping the poor and building communality.

The Social Role of Social Work

Six significant personal qualities of social workers in Hong Kong are identified, highlighting the need for effective development of these qualities in social work education and service delivery.

‘Social work is not just a job’: The qualities of social workers from the perspective of service users

Social work practice in healthcare must shift to better meet individuals' needs and engage them in care decisions, requiring renewed leadership and vision for the future.

Social Work Practice in Health Care

Social work education in health care settings needs improvement in self-directed practice, population-based practice, and basic skills to better prepare graduates for helping clients and families.

Social Work Education for Health Care

A model of hospital social work that integrates with medical teams, providing services upon admission, improves medical care and education for medical students, residents, and attending physicians.

Social Work at the Heart of the Medical Team

These studies suggest that social work involves addressing complex social issues, promoting social justice, and providing essential resources, but faces challenges such as burnout, underdeveloped policy practice, and misconceptions about the profession.