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Community Health Work and Social Work Collaboration: Integration in Health Care and Public Health Settings

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Community health worker (CHW) and social worker (SW) collaboration is crucial to illness prevention and intervention, yet systems often engage the 2 workforces in silos and miss opportunities for cross-sector alignment. In 2021, a national workgroup of over 2 dozen CHWs, SWs, and public health experts convened to improve CHW/SW collaboration and integration across the United States. The workgroup developed a conceptual framework that describes structural, systemic, and organizational factors that influence CHW/SW collaboration. Best practices include standardized training, delineated roles and scopes of practice, clear workflows, regular communication, a shared system for documentation, and ongoing support or supervision.

Source: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

DOI: 10.1097/jac.0000000000000498

Authors: Liana Petruzzi, Julie Smithwick, Lily Lee, Jorge Delva, Lillie Fox, Geoff Wilkinson, Shetal Vohra-Gupta, Maria Aranda, Carmen Valdez, Barbara Jones

Institutions: Boston University, University of South Carolina, The University of Texas at Austin

Language: English

Topic: Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4398222827

FWCI: 3.209

Cites: 57

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10