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Preface | |
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The Context of Community-Based Health Care | |
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The Revolution in Health Care Funding and Delivery | |
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Introduction | |
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Controlling Escalating Costs of Health Care | |
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The Changing Structure of Health Care Delivery | |
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The Changing Focus of Health Care Delivery | |
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Changes in Government Funding for Faith-Based Organizations and Welfare | |
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Ethical Considerations | |
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The Influences of Managed Care on Practice | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups | |
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Glossary | |
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The Health Care Consumer Population | |
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Introduction | |
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Increasing Longevity | |
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The Diversification of Health Care Consumers | |
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Chronic Illness | |
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The Underinsured and the Uninsured | |
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Health Conditions and Psychosocial Factors and Behaviors | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups | |
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Glossary | |
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Cultural Competence in Ambulatory Health Care Practice | |
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Introduction | |
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What Is Culturally Competent Practice? | |
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What Are "Culture" and "Cultural Background"? | |
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How Are Health Disparities Linked to Cultural Background? | |
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A Framework for Understanding Cultural Background | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups | |
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Glossary | |
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Social Work in Community-Based Health Care | |
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Introduction | |
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What Is Social Work in Community-Based Health Care? | |
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Settings for Social Work Practice in Ambulatory Community Health Care | |
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Advances in Communication Technology for Health Care Practice | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups | |
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Glossary | |
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Culturally Responsive Practice in Ambulatory Health Care | |
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Direct Practice in Community-Based Health Care | |
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Introduction | |
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A Conceptual Process and a Technique for Critical Thinking | |
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Perspectives, Concepts, and Theories for Direct Practice | |
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Culturally Responsive Practice | |
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Culturally Responsive Assessment | |
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Evidence-Based Interventions | |
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Ethical Dilemmas in Direct Practice | |
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Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams | |
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Coordinating an Individual Consumer's Care | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups | |
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Glossary | |
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Practice on Behalf of Health Care Consumer Populations | |
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What Is Practice on Behalf of Health Care Consumer Populations? | |
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Concepts for Practice: Organizations, Communities, Health Care Populations, and Problems | |
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Challenges in Interagency Practice on Behalf of Consumer Populations | |
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Collaborations and Coalitions/Consortia | |
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Health Promotion in Programs on Behalf of Consumer Groups | |
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Leadership on Behalf of Consumer Groups: What Makes a Leader Effective? | |
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Ethical Considerations | |
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Applying the Concepts for Logic Modeling of a Community Program for Children with Asthma | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups | |
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Glossary | |
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Evaluating Practice and Programs in Ambulatory Health Care | |
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Why Evaluate Social Work Practice? | |
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How Is Direct Practice Evaluated? | |
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How Are Programs in Community-Based Practice Evaluated? | |
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How Are Data Analyzed? | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups | |
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Glossary | |
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Appendixes | |
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Exemplars of Innovative Programs in Ambulatory Health Care | |
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Background | |
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Reaching Out to Latinas: Cultural Competence in an Ambulatory Health Care Program | |
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Creatively Responding to the Needs of HIV/AIDS-Affected Children | |
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Participatory Program Development in Perinatal Community Care | |
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A Vision of Health Care for the Uninsured, Working Poor Made Manifest | |
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Web Sites for Social Work in Community-Based Health Care | |
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General Health Topics and Information | |
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Specific Diseases or Health Conditions | |
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Major Health Care Organizations | |
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Health and Minority Populations | |
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Genetics | |
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Specifically for Social Workers | |
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Assessment/Measurement Tools and Instruments | |
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Culturally Related Assessment Topics and Questions | |
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Spiritual Orientation | |
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Health Beliefs | |
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Family Structure, Authority, and Roles | |
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Acculturation | |
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Social Rules and Values | |
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References | |
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Index | |