Social Work Caseloads

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1. What setting do you work in? (If you work in more than one, submit survey for each).

2. If "other" setting, please explain

3. What is your caseload? How many patients are you assigned to work with at a time?

4. On average, how many hours a week do you work over our contracted 35hrs/week, regardless of whether or how you are compensated?

5. Do you think your caseload is appropriate?

6. If you do not feel your caseload is appropriate, what do you think it should be for your setting, to maintain quality care?

7. Does your quality of care suffer because your caseloads are too high?

8. If your quality of care suffers because of high caseloads, how does it?

Fewer visits/sessions, not addressing patients’ needed level of care

Documentation is behind

Delayed or rescheduled appointments

Unable to make or follow up on needed referrals / Inadequate discharge planning

Other (please explain)

9. If the quality of your work suffers in other ways, please explain

10. Does your site/department push productivity expectations?

11. If so, what are your productivity expectations? (i.e. 6 patients/day, 20 home visits/week)

12. What do you think is an appropriate productivity expectation for your assignment to maintain sustainability in your job and quality of care?

13. Have you ever experienced or witnessed any Social Workers in your department be disciplined due to not meeting productivity expectations?

14. In regards to discipline related to productivity standards, what do you mean by "other"?

15. If reasonable caseload maximums were established and enforced, which of the following do you believe would be significantly changed

Improved quality of care

Improved work-life balance

Increased desire to continue working in H+H

No change / It is not important to me

Other (please explain)

16. What other significant changes do you expect if caseload maximums were established and enforced?