This is Part 2 of a 2-part series with Dr. Fantus. Click here for Part 1.
The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated health care social workers’ professional responsibilities and obligations, complicated goals of care, and restricted hospice and palliative care decision-making at end-of-life. Consequently, social workers’ roles are shifting as they encounter complex medical and ethical scenarios that have heightened experiences of moral distress. Encounters of moral distress arise when institutional or individual factors constrain an individual from executing a plan they identify as ethically justifiable; they are tasked with having to act in a way that conflicts with their personal and/or professional values and ethics. The implications of moral distress are far-reaching and have long-term effects on providers’ mental health and well-being. Yet, the impacts of COVID-19 have centered largely on nurses and physicians, hands-on direct care medical providers. This two-part presentation will start with a focus on the triggers and consequences of moral distress for health care social workers and conclude with strategies to reduce moral distress, identify self-care practices, and foster moral resilience, professional efficacy, and wellness.
Part 2:
- To describe individual self-care strategies that are rooted in social work practice discourses
- To identify interpersonal approaches to reduce moral distress, including examining mentoring and supervisory relationships, interdisciplinary team-based communication, and continuing education.
- To support institutional/organizational change that considers how culture and climate, including hospital hierarchies, need to implement effective strategies to address moral distress and place value on mental health and well-being.
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