Challenges and Enhancement of Medical Social Workers in Public Health Facilities in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21834853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oghenechoja Dennis Veta (0000-0003-0362-1032, University of Ilorin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-190X • E-ISSN: 1937-1918 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19371918.2022.2096166 |
| PMID | 35771132 |
| OpenAlex | W4283742179 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
The study sought to explore the challenges and enhancement of medical social workers in public health facilities in Nigeria, with particular reference to Delta State, Nigeria. A phenomenological and exploratory research design was adopted for the study. An unstructured in-depth interview (IDI) guide was used for data collection. Lack of legal backing, inadequate facilities, unfavorable organizational structure, lack of graduate medical social workers, inadequate recognition of the role of medical social workers, domineering attitude of medical professionals, inadequate remuneration, lack of means of transportation, and inadequate motivation, were the challenges facing social workers in the public health care facilities. This study, to enhance medical social workers recommends, amongst others, that social work education and practice should be legalized and given the needed professional status in Nigeria. All health professionals, including medical social workers, should imbibe the values/ethics of interprofessional teamwork in public health facilities. Professional medical social workers should be engaged in all Nigerian public health facilities
Business · Health care · Medical education · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Remuneration · Teamwork · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |