ABSTRACT

There is a dearth of research exploring the unique contribution of social work in residential aged care, particularly in Australia. This scoping review addresses this gap by documenting the international literature on the role of social work. Ten peer-reviewed databases were utilised, resulting in 77 relevant articles. The results demonstrated that social work has a key role in aged-care facilities by contributing to an integrated, person-centred, and holistic model of service delivery.

IMPLICATIONS

• Contributing to the dignity, worth, wellbeing, and quality of life of all people who live in aged care requires a holistic and integrated model of care that involves the inclusion of social work.

• Australia falls behind other countries in providing holistic, person-centred, psychosocial support.

• More research is required to capture the contribution social work does make where services are provided.

摘要

缺乏研究来探讨社会工作在养老机构，特别是在澳大利亚，所做出的独特贡献。这项范围界定性审查通过记录有关社会工作作用的国际文献来弥补这一差距。利用了十个经过同行评审的数据库，获得了77条相关文章。结果表明，社会工作在养老服务设施中发挥了关键作用，它为综合，以人为本和整体的服务提供模式做出了贡献。

含义

• 为所有老年护理患者的尊严，价值，福祉和生活质量做出贡献，需要采用包括社会工作在内的整体综合护理模式。

• 澳大利亚在提供整体的，以人为本的社会心理支持方面落后于其他国家。

• 为了获得社会服务在提供服务方面所做的贡献，需要进行更多的研究。