Social workers amidst the crisis of medical neoliberalism and welfare state: Perspectives of healthcare workers in private hospitals regarding social work needs in emergency departments in Türkiye

Pak M. D., Karataş M., Başcıllar M.

SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE, vol.0, no.0, pp.1-12, 2025 (SSCI)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 0 Issue: 0
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/00981389.2025.2468280
  • Journal Name: SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-12
  • Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The study aims to examine the perspectives of healthcare workers in the emergency departments of private hospitals in Türkiye regarding the social work needs in these units. Twenty emergency department specialists participated in this qualitative research. The data were obtained by conducting in-depth interviews using a semi-structured interview form. In the analyses made with MAXQDA, 3 themes, and 7 sub-themes were created. The study results show that healthcare professionals encounter patients in need of social work in emergency departments and hospital administrators do not employ social workers due to neoliberal policies.