Integrating social care into health care delivery: Health-related social needs assessment and intervention

The class will guide social workers in exploring opportunities to integrate social needs screening and interventions into routine medical care delivery in a variety of healthcare settings. Several teaching modalities will be used in the course including didactic exercises, case studies, group discussion, and audiovisual mediums. Social workers will become familiar with several HRSN screening tools that can be thoughtfully analyzed for application into their own clinical settings. With the changing face of healthcare in the electronic age, innovative opportunities to engage with health informatics and data management will be woven throughout the course material. 

The class is a critical learning opportunity to professionalize the social work discipline in complex, health care structures. The class supports social workers in the assessment, understanding, and intervention of the multifaceted social and environmental factors that contribute to patient health outcomes and acute care utilization. These activities are impactful in improving and addressing social needs within patient care and further demonstrate the value of social workers in a variety of clinical healthcare settings. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

1. Explain the difference between social determinants of health (SDOH and health-related social needs (HRSN).
2. Review best practices to engage with patients about sensitive information through a variety of screening delivery methods, including via telephone, telehealth, and clinic visits. 
3. Evaluate several stakeholder-driven HRSN screening tools via a partner activity. 
4. Discuss meaningful interventions and resource connections for the HRSN domains covered in the class (housing instability, utility needs, food insecurity, financial resource strain, transportation, violence/safety, social connections). 
5. List three ethical concerns in integrating social needs information into health care 

Rebecca Cammy, MSW, LCSW 

Becky Cammy, MSW, LCSW, is the Manager of Social Work for the oncology service line at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She is a 2021 Cambia Health Foundation Sojourns Scholar and 2017 Leadership Fellow in the New York University Zelda Foster Studies program. Becky is passionate about healthcare disparities and engaged in research to highlight best practices and link patient outcomes with psychosocial support services. She co-authored two chapters in the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work, 2^nd edition (2022). Becky has a small private practice specializing in serious illness, including cancer diagnoses, chronic medical issues, as well as grief, loss, and bereavement, in addition to running a clinical supervision group for medical social workers. She earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Palliative Care at the University of Maryland Baltimore.

• Full tuition - $60
• GSS alumni - $50
• Current Field Instructor to a Fordham MSW student - $50
• Current Adjunct Online Faculty - $50
• SWHPN Member - $50
• 3+ from one agency registering at same time - $40
• Current Military and Veterans - $40
• Non-Fordham Current MSW or Social Work Doctoral Student - $30
• Current Fordham MSW or PhD Student - $20
• Fordham Alumni Palliative Care Fellow - $20
• Fordham GSS Ambassador Program Alumni - $20
• Field Instructor to a CURRENT Palliative Care Fellow -$0
• Fordham faculty and staff - $0
• Current Fordham Palliative Care Fellow or Montefiore Fellow - $0

Continuing Education Hours

Completion of this class will result in the receipt of two (2) continuing education hours. CEHs are not awarded for partial completion of the class.

You will receive the Zoom link for joining the class by the day before the class. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE LINK BY THIS TIME, PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER. 

You will need a computer and a reliable WiFi connection. The computer may be a desktop or a laptop. It may be an Apple or Windows computer.

If you have never used Zoom before, you will likely be prompted to download an applet, which is a small program that allows Zoom to communicate with your computer. This is safe and you will need to do this to join the class.

It is NOT advised that you participate using a table (e.g., an iPad) or a cellular phone. The software is not optimized for these devices.

Please plan to join the online class 15 minutes before the start time to be sure that you don’t have any problems connecting. We cannot provide technical support to you and refunds won’t be offered if you have technical problems. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please contact us at [email protected] at least a few days before the class.