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Gazing into the scarlet crystal ball : social work and Hepatitis C. / Paylor, Ian; Mack, Heather.
In: British Journal of Social Work, Vol. 40, No. 7, 10.2010, p. 2291-2307.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Gazing into the scarlet crystal ball
T2 - social work and Hepatitis C
AU - Paylor, Ian
AU - Mack, Heather
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - This paper presents arguments for recognising and tackling Hepatitis C (HCV) as a major challenge for social work. Despite repeated warnings from a variety of sources and thousands of new infections each year, successive governments have failed to address a public health emergency of immense proportions—the HCV epidemic. The implications for social work are significant. Social care workers, particularly those working with physically disabled adults or older adults, will find themselves with vastly increased caseloads as HCV diagnoses increase. This will necessitate them being able to adequately support families in a non-judgemental and non-stigmatising manner, which will mean a significant expansion of training and awareness-raising among professionals, in addition to strong inter-agency links and a transparent integrated care pathway.
AB - This paper presents arguments for recognising and tackling Hepatitis C (HCV) as a major challenge for social work. Despite repeated warnings from a variety of sources and thousands of new infections each year, successive governments have failed to address a public health emergency of immense proportions—the HCV epidemic. The implications for social work are significant. Social care workers, particularly those working with physically disabled adults or older adults, will find themselves with vastly increased caseloads as HCV diagnoses increase. This will necessitate them being able to adequately support families in a non-judgemental and non-stigmatising manner, which will mean a significant expansion of training and awareness-raising among professionals, in addition to strong inter-agency links and a transparent integrated care pathway.
KW - Hepatitis C
KW - social work
KW - drug use
KW - epidemic
U2 - 10.1093/bjsw/bcp136
DO - 10.1093/bjsw/bcp136
M3 - Journal article
VL - 40
SP - 2291
EP - 2307
JO - British Journal of Social Work
JF - British Journal of Social Work
SN - 0045-3102
IS - 7
ER -