Social work leadership competencies in health and mental healthcare: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Leadership skills are an integral part of effective social work practice in health and mental healthcare settings. Social workers require critical leadership skills to effectively support, treat and advocate for the complex needs of those most vulnerable. Despite an increasing focus on social work leadership within the last decade, there has been a paucity of research on social work leadership competencies within the realm of health and mental health service provision. To bridge this gap, this scoping review will synthesise and map the current literature on social work leadership competencies in health and mental healthcare.

Methods and analysis

Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage framework for scoping reviews will guide our search of six academic databases includi

SUBMITTER: Hussain A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7537427 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature