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Promoting Socially Just Healthcare Systems: Social Work’s Contribution to Patient Navigation

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Patient navigation is an emerging area of healthcare practice that uses an interdisciplinary and integrated care model designed to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes. The authors define patient navigation, delineate the alignment of social work competencies with patient navigator requirements, and argue for a clear social work role and presence as patient navigators in interdisciplinary healthcare delivery. Social workers are well-equipped to carry out a variety of patient navigator responsibilities due to their unique skill of social justice advocacy as a macro-level intervention. Through involvement in patient navigation, social work leaders can promote the development of socially just healthcare systems that respect the dignity and worth of all patients.

Source: Advances in Social Work

DOI: 10.18060/18609

Authors: Patricia Louise Desrosiers, Gayle Mallinger, Tonya Bragg-Underwood

Institution: Western Kentucky University

Language: English

Topic: Social Work Education and Practice

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3203793797

FWCI: 0.834

Cites: 28

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10