ABSTRACT

Many rural regions lack the basic fundamentals in healthcare for Opioid Use Disorder. We present a case of a dual-diagnosed, impoverished, adult female court-ordered to inpatient treatment in rural Kentucky. A care coordinator linked her to regional and community resources to address her health, environmental, and psychosocial needs, as well as provided needed transportation, coaching, and emotional support. As a result, she overcame the substantial barriers that each component of the care continuum presents in severely underserved areas. This case study highlights the critical role care coordination plays in reentry, its differences from urban areas, and its alignment with social work’s core values.

摘要

许多农村地区缺乏阿片类药物使用障碍的基本医疗保健基础。我们提出了一个双重诊断、贫困、成年女性法院下令在肯塔基州农村接受住院治疗的案例。一位护理协调员将她与区域和社区资源联系起来，以解决她的健康、环境和心理社会需求，并提供所需的交通、指导和情感支持。因此，她克服了护理连续体的每个组成部分在服务严重不足的地区存在的重大障碍。本案例研究强调了护理协调在再入中的关键作用、它与城市地区的差异，以及它与社会工作核心价值观的一致性。