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ArticleBMJ open2021

Preparing social workers to address health inequities emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic by building capacity for health policy: a scoping review protocol.

Rachelle Ashcroft, Simon Lam, Toula Kourgiantakis, Stephanie Begun, Michelle L A Nelson, Keith Adamson, Susan Cadell, Benjamin Walsh, Andrea Greenblatt, Amina Hussain and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Rachelle AshcroftFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada rachelle.ashcroft@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-5666-1946
Simon LamFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Toula KourgiantakisFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2491-2595
Stephanie BegunFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Michelle L A NelsonBridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Keith AdamsonFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Susan CadellRenison University College, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Benjamin WalshRobarts Library, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Andrea GreenblattFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Amina HussainFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8697-0360
Deepy SurOntario Association of Social Workers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Frank SirotichCanadian Mental Health Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Shelley L CraigFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought tremendous changes in healthcare delivery and exacerbated a wide range of inequities. Social workers across a broad range of healthcare settings bring an expertise in social, behavioural and mental healthcare needed to help address these health inequities. In addition, social workers integrate policy-directed interventions and solutions in clinical practice, which is a needed perspective for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It remains unclear, however, what the most pressing policy issues are that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, many social workers in health settings tend to underuse policy in their direct practice. The objectives of this scoping review are to: (1) systematically scope the literature on social work, COVID-19 pandemic and policy; and (2) describe the competencies required by social workers and the social work profession to address the policy issues emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The scoping review follows Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage framework. Identification of literature published between 1 December 2019 and the search date, 31 March 2021, will take place in two stages: (1) title and abstract review, and (2) full-text review. In partnership with a health science librarian, the research team listed keywords related to social work and policy to search databases including Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Social Services Abstract and Social Work Abstracts. Two graduate-level research assistants will conduct screening and full-text review. Data will then be extracted, charted, analysed and summarised to report on our results and implications on practice, policy and future research. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Results will help develop a policy practice competence framework to inform how social workers can influence policy. We will share our findings through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. This study does not require Research Ethics Board approval as it uses publicly available sources of data.

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COVID-19Social WorkersCapacity BuildingHealth PolicyHumansPandemicsResearch DesignSARS-CoV-2Scoping Reviews as TopicCOVID-19health policyprotocols & guidelines

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PMID34732499
PMCPMC8572402

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