Handbook of Health Social Work

Name: Handbook of Health Social Work
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ISBN: 9780470643655

ISBN-10: 047064365X

ISBN-13: 9780470643655

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Sarah Gehlert, Teri Browne, Sarah Gehlert

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this is the only comprehensive handbook of its kind covering the diverse field of health social work. Its evidence-based overview of contemporary social work practice in health care is written from a wellness perspective, covering the spectrum of health social work settings with contributions from a wide range of experts. Both a foundation for social work practice in health care and a guide for strategy, policy, and program development, this handbook provides social work students and practitioners with the skills they need to use evidence-based models in their practice.

Book details

List price: $75.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 12/2/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 720
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.25" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


List of Contributors


Introduction



Foundations Of Social Work In Health Care



Conceptual Underpinnings of Social Work in Health Care




Social Work Roles and Health-Care Settings




Ethics and Social Work in Health Care




Public Health and Social Work




Health Policy and Social Work




Theories of Health Behavior




Health Social Work Practice: A Spectrum Of Critical Considerations



Community and Health




Physical and Mental Health: Interactions, Assessment, and Interventions




Social Work Practice and Disability Issues




Communication in Health Care




Religion, Spirituality, Health, and Social Work




Developing a Shared Understanding: When Medical Patients Use Complementary and Alternative Approaches




Families, Health, and Illness




Human Sexual Health




Health Social Work: Selected Areas Of Practice



Social Work With Children and Adolescents With Medical Conditions




Social Work With Older Adults in Health-Care Settings




Substance Use Problems in Health Social Work Practice




Nephrology Social Work




Oncology Social Work




Adherence and Mental Health Issues in Chronic Disease: Diabetes, Heart Disease, and HIV/AIDS




Social Work and Genetics




Pain Management and Palliative Care




End-of-Life Care



Afterword



About the Editors


Author Index


Subject Index