Chapter 9 Reflection

Chapter 9 discusses how social work plans to move forward in the future. I think this is very important to understand when trying to access what we need to do to help social workers reach their full potential. When doing my interview the other day, I discussed with my interviewee, Penny Robinson, about how it felt to work in her profession and if it was moving forward. Penny explained that she felt as though social workers are getting more limelight and respect as the times are changing in health care facilities. This chapters discusses short term and long term solutions; insurance companies are loving this because that is less money they have spend depending on the situation. Short term solutions reduce frequency with hospital visits, enables families to help with care, and speed up the discharge process (Cowles, 2003, p. 350). I personally think that moving forward positively and with heath care facilities support is the main contributing factor in building social workers future.

Cowles, L. A. Fort (2003). A Vision of Future Social Work Practice in Health Care. Social work in the health field: a care perspective (2nd ed., pp. 343-364). New York: Haworth Social Work Practice Press