Integration of social workers in public health

The goal of this study was to explore and describe how social workers’ roles are perceived in public health within Gauteng health facilities. A qualitative approach was used in this study to explore the in-depth knowledge of the perceived roles of social workers. To gain an understanding of those perceptions, the researcher employed one-on-one semi-structured interviews where five social workers at primary and secondary public health facilities were interviewed. A focus group was conducted with four multidisciplinary members at a secondary health facility. Collective case study was applied to draw knowledge of the case being studied and non-purposive sampling was used to select participants based on the inclusion criteria.Ethical approval has been obtained from Tshwane Health District to conduct this study within the health facilities within the district.

本研究旨在深入探讨与描述在豪登省公共卫生设施中社会工作者角色的认知。本研究采用定性研究方法，以揭示社会工作者认知角色的深入知识。为理解这些认知，研究者进行了一对一的半结构化访谈，访谈了五名来自初级和次级公共卫生设施的社会工作者。在一家次级卫生设施中，进行了包含四位跨学科成员的焦点小组讨论。采用集体案例研究方法，以提炼所研究案例的知识，并基于纳入标准采用非概率抽样方法选取参与者。本研究已获得茨瓦内卫生区的伦理批准，得以在该区域内进行。