ABOUT
On January 9, 2017, the first Social Work & Health Convening: State of Our Knowledge, State of Our Training brought together a diverse set of participants from social work research, education, policy, and practice who are involved in building capacity of social work to address issues of health care access, quality, and cost.
A variety of speakers highlighted program development and advocacy efforts that aim to advance social work’s presence in improving health outcomes and enhancing the healthcare system’s ability to promote health. The conference agenda and speaker slides can be viewed here. A brief summary of salient points from the day follows:
GOALS OF THE 2017 CONVENING:
- To review and assess the state of social work knowledge, practice and educational in health policy and practice;
- To identify emerging models of service delivery addressing social determinants of health and optimizing health and social service integration;
- To contribute to ongoing effort to increase capacity of health social work to contribute to improving Nation’s health.
PRESENTATION MATERIALS
| 1 | Opening Remarks | download slides watch video |
| 2 | Improving Quality by Addressing Social Determinants and Reducing Acute Care Utilization – Robyn Golden | download slides watch video |
| 3 | Improving Access to Quality Health Care – Julie Darnell | download slides watch video |
| 5 | Costs and Outcomes of Health Social Work: Toward the Learning Health System – Sarah Bachman & Gail Steketee | download slides watch video |
| 6 | Social Work and Accountable Care Organizations – Tom D’Aunno | download slides watch video |
| 7 | Social Work and the Integration of Health and Behavioral Health: What Have We Learned – Sean Lynch | download slides watch video |
| 8 | Bridging Health and Social Services – Paul Kuehnert | download slides watch video |
| 9 | Social Work and Models of Interprofessional Education – Teri Browne & Darla Spence Coffey | download slides watch video |
| 10 | Graduate Program in Health Administration & Policy – Colleen Grogan | download slides |
| 11 | Recurring Themes and Next Steps: Research, Training and a National Academies Consensus Report – Sarah Domnitz, Lynn Videka & Darrell Wheeler | download slides |
