Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/3383
Title: Ethical dilemmas facing hospital social workers: Implications
Authors: Beckerman, Nancy Lisa
Keywords: Public policy.
Issue Date: 1991
Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Citation: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-05, Section: A, page: 1913.;Advisors: Charles Auerbach.
Abstract: The hospital social worker is confronted with a range of ethical dilemmas stemming from conflicting obligations, cost-containment measures, medical advances and interdisiciplinary team work.;The present study investigated exactly what are the ethical dilemmas facing today's hospital social worker and what are the ways in which social workers attempt to resolve these dilemmas.;An exploratory design was utilized where hospital social workers from three large urban medical centers completed questionnaires which sought to identify the predominant ethical dilemmas and paths of resolution.;The key findings indicate that the major ethical dilemmas facing today's hospital social worker are related to cost-containment as it impacts on discharge planning, and the second area of dilemmas concern the ambiguity of the social work role in medical truth-telling. The majority of social workers rely on themselves for guidance, and attempt to resolve these dilemmas by negotiating first with the physician.;Policy and practice implications are provided with particular focus on those dilemmas in which social workers report feeling unsuccessful in resolution.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/3383
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