The Critical Role of Social Workers on Health Care Teams is a podcast, platform and conversation dedicated to improving access to social work services through intentional and transparent conversations about our system of services and healthcare.
Each episode delivers an in-depth diagnosis of critical topics within the healthcare industry through the lens of essential social work. Join us as we speak with experts to peel back the layers and examine these topics objectively.
In this episode Dr. Lewinson and Laura discuss contributions social workers bring to interdisciplinary team. They also discuss the unique skillset social workers have to help increase access to healthcare and much more.
In this week’s episode Robyn Golden and Bonnie Ewald from the Coalition for Social Work and Health out of Rush University will discuss policy barriers that are currently preventing social workers from integrating into health care settings. They will also discuss opportunities both legislative and non-legislative that will help integration.
In this episode, front-line physicians discuss the critical role social workers play on healthcare teams and the need to change current policy to support patients. Partnership with healthcare system leadership, patient advocacy, clinical advisement, differences between VA and private, systems, and more are all topics in this dynamic discussion!
Social Workers in Action: A Conversation With Front-line Social Workers – In this episode clinical social workers discuss the difficulties providing care to patients without a payment structure for care coordination. They also discuss solutions to help mitigate inequities in our fragmented healthcare system.
