Author(s)

Zheng Liu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of Social and Ethnic Studies, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, 102488, China

Corresponding Author

Zheng Liu

ABSTRACT

Based on the current situation of medical social work internships in City B, this study analyzes the current situation and dilemmas of medical social work internships in large-scale public hospitals in City B, and analyzes the practical paths for solving the dilemmas from an ecosystem theory perspective. The study finds that the mismatch between the traditional social work service model and the current needs of the medical environment is a major cause of the dilemma; in addition, the lack of professional embeddedness and the irrational job setting are also the causes of the difficulties of medical social work interns in carrying out professional services. This paper argues that the stagnant development of medical social work professional internships is not conducive to the development of medical social work, and should be improved simultaneously at the micro, meso, and macro levels in order for medical social work to develop in a more vigorous direction.

KEYWORDS

Medical social work, ecosystem theory, professional internships

CITE THIS PAPER

Zheng Liu, The dilemma and strategy analysis of medical social work practice—A case study of medical social work in city B. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2023) Vol. 5: 84-88. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2023.050915.

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