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KMID : 1138720160420030077
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Korean Public Health Research
2016 Volume.42 No. 3 p.77 ~ p.90
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A Study on Role of Medical Social Workers in Peru: KOICA Project Case
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Kim Yun-Seop
Nam Eun-Woo
KIm Yeon-Ju
Kim Hae-Kyung
Kim Jong-Koo
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Abstract
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Objective: This study was conducted to develop role of Medical Social Worker when perform a community-based health promotion program for ODA health promotion project in Peru.
Methods: This study was conducted as a targeted case study to understand the Peruvian Social Welfare Training Program curricula and current status of social workers. The target subjects include a total of eight social workers and one professor, the head of the department of Social Welfare at San-Marcos National University in Peru. Four of the social workers were in the field of general medical service (the General Social Worker), and the other four were social workers devoted to health promotion programs (the Health Promotion Social Worker).
Results: Absence of a unified educational guidance between universities and lack of society or association raised difficulties in fostering a social welfare of a specialized expertise. The biggest difference between the work of the General Social Workers and the Health Promotion Social Workers, is that the General Social Workers are mainly in charge of administrative duties such as, health insurance system register, and that support for supplementary education and external education in order to improve specialty was inadequate. Also, lack of communication between colleague interfering work progress were perceived. On the other hand, Health Promotion Social Workers take core business of health promotion program (reception, health problem assessment, intervention plan etc.), and they had more opportunities to receive educational training for professional development. In addition, they provide quality service to resident of community through their integrated connection with other professionals (nursing, nutrition, psychology, etc.).
Conclusion: Social workers engaged in the medical field in Peru showed insufficient educational opportunities for improving the administrative oriented tasks and for the professionalism. The future professional competency as a committed workforce in health promotion program is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Social worker, Medical social worker, Peru, Health promotion program, Case study
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