Social Work in Integrated Primary Care: A Systematic Review

May 4, 2017

Brianna Lombardi, MSW; Lisa de Saxe Zerden, PhD; Erica Richman, PhD; Erin Fraher, PhD; Mark W. Fraser, PhD; Shiyou Wu, MSW

Presentation to the 13th Annual AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference

Presentation Overview

• Growth of social workers in healthcare
• Research aims
  • Aim 1: To describe the functions of social workers on interprofessional teams in integrated primary care
  • Aim 2: To compare the health outcomes of patients provided intervention by interprofessional teams with social workers with patients receiving routine care
• Methods
  • systematic literature review
• Results, Discussion, Limitations
• Conclusions
  • Challenges Social Workers are Facing in Integrated Primary Care Settings

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Related Work

Carolina HWRC Project: Toward a Better Understanding of Social Workers on Integrated Care Delivery Teams (Part 1)

Michigan Behavioral HWRC Project: Toward a Better Understanding of Social Workers on Integrated Care Delivery Teams (Part 2)

This work is funded through cooperative agreement U81HP26495, Health Workforce Research Centers, with the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.