Chapter 5 reflection

Chapter five talks about social work in the home care setting. “The home was the original location of most health care, which was provided b family, friends, and neighbors with the support and supervision of a physician who visited occasionally” (Fort Cowles, 2003, p. 159). Home care is something that is growing into a “must” now days and it is something that is not cheap. Medicare covers some of the cost but not all of it. Social workers play a major role in home health care because they are the ones that gather information and also gather resources to make sure the client has all the information that they need in order to make home health care as comfortable as possible. The chapter also talks about vulnerable population and how social workers can help get the voice out to people who live in those situations. Vulnerable population is where race, low income, homelessness and uninsured citizens don’t really have a say when it comes to something important. Social workers can go into the community and help the citizens get their voice out to the “higher up” citizens. I believe that this is something very important for a social worker to talk part in because it will show the community that you care and will also show that the social worker is there to help whomever is in need. Community plays a major role in the social worker field. It can help a social worker in more ways than one. If you are aware of your surrounding community or the community that your client resides in, then it will help the client understand what they are going through and will help you help your client.

Fort Cowles, L. A. (2003). Social Work in the Health Field: A Care Perspective. Birmingham, NY: The Hawthorn Press