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Abstract
Social workers form a critical component of the Australian health workforce. While their roles as practitioners are very strategic within the health system, less clear is their contribution to health research. This paper reviews the published record of social work research in Australian health from 1990–2009 in order to discern the patterns of the social work contribution to new knowledge in health. The results of this review indicate a tendency to focus on discursive commentary rather than empirical research as well as a less-than-expected focus on client studies. Given the rise of evidence-based practice, there are potentially serious implications for social work in terms of how it positions itself as a contributor to new knowledge within the health field.
社会工作者是澳大利亚保健力量的重要一支。他们的实践功能在保健体系中十分重要，不过他们对保健研究的贡献还不大清楚。本文对1990至2009年发表的医疗保健方面的社会工作研究做了番梳理，以弄清楚社会工作对保健新知识贡献的模式。考察结果显示了一种重发散评论、轻实证研究的倾向、以及对顾客研究的强调。鉴于询证实践的兴起，社会工作作为保健新知识的贡献者可能会受到严重的影响。