Social Determinants of Health Assessment and Case Management

 

Welcome!

This is the course webpage for SSW 690, Social Determinants of Health: Assessment and Case Management. Our schedule is as follows:

  • Module 1: Social Determinants of Health (2 weeks: 01/25/22 – 02/08/22)

  • Module 2: United States Food Assistance Programs (3 weeks: 02/09/22 – 03/01/22)

  • Module 3: Social Work Care Management Model (3 weeks – 03/02/22 – 03/29/22)

  • Module 4: Application of Training to Practice (6 weeks – 03/30/22 – 05/04/22)

Please see recorded lectures and associated materials for each module linked below.

This training was funded by a grant from The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, and is provided through a collaboration by the School of Social Welfare at University at Albany SUNY and the Center for Health and Social Care Integration at Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL).

 
 

Module 1:


Social Determinants of Health

01/25/22 – 02/08/22

 

Week 1

Week 2

 
 

Module 2:
United States Food Assistance Programs

02/09/22 – 03/01/22

 

Week 1

  • Lecture recording:

    • Lecture will be provided during synchronous meetings

  • Slides for reference:

  • Interactive Exercise:

    • Template for download here.

  • Readings:

    • Draper, C. Hunger, Nutrition, and Food Programs in the United States. Encyclopedia of Social Work. 2021. Accessible here.

    • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Increasing Access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to Advance Health Equity. 2021. Accessible here.


Week 2

Week 3

 
 
 

Module 3:
Social Work Care Mgmt. Model

03/02/22 – 03/29/2022

 

Week 1

  • Lecture recording:

  • Slides for reference:

  • Interactive Exercise:

    • Template for download here.

  • Readings:

    • CHaSCI Toolkit. Accessible here.

    • CHaSCI Care Models: Implementation and Impact Findings. (Research and evaluation highlights.) Accessible here.

    • Rowe JM, Rizzo VM, Vail MR, Kang SY, Golden R. The role of social workers in addressing nonmedical needs in primary health care. Social work in health care. 2017 Jul 3;56(6):435-49. Accessible here.

Week 2

  • Lecture recording:

  • Slides for reference:

  • Interactive Exercise:

    • Template for download here.

  • Readings:

    • Rowe J, Rizzo VM, Guthrie D, Vail MR, Kang S, Golden R. The Electronic Health Record: Documenting the Unique Contributions of Social Workers. Health and Social Work 2019;44(2):123-128. Accessible here.

Week 3

  • Lecture recording:

  • Slides for reference:

  • Interactive Exercise:

    • Template for download here.

  • Readings:

    • Rowe JM, Rizzo VM, Kang SY, Kukowski R, Ewald B, Newman M, Golden R. Time contribution of social workers in care management: Value for older adults. Professional Case Management. 2019 Nov 1;24(6):306-16.​ Accessible here.

    • Dana Franceschini, Jessica Grabowski, Ester Sefilyan, Teresa T. Moro & Bonnie Ewald (2021): Covid-19: A critical time for cross-sector social work care management, Social Work in Health Care, DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2021.1904319. Accessible here.

 
 

Module 4:
Application of Training to Practice

03/30/22 – 05/04/22

 

Weeks 8-13

  • No recorded lectures during this part


This training was funded by a grant from The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.