Social Work Practice in Healthcare
eBook - ePub

Social Work Practice in Healthcare

Advanced Approaches and Emerging Trends

  1. 536 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Social Work Practice in Healthcare

Advanced Approaches and Emerging Trends

About this book

This pragmatic and comprehensive book helps readers develop the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for effective health care social work practice, as well as an understanding of the technological, social, political, ethical, and financial factors affecting contemporary patient care. Packed with case studies and exercises, the book emphasizes the importance of being attentive to both patient and organizational needs, covers emerging trends in health care policy and delivery, provides extensive discussion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and addresses social work practice across the continuum of care.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781483353203
eBook ISBN
9781483353180
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Work
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Publisher Note
  8. Preface
  9. About the Authors
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1 The Historical and Contemporary Context for Healthcare Social Work Practice
  12. Chapter 2 The Organizational Context of Healthcare Social Work Practice
  13. Chapter 3 Knowledge and Theoretical Foundations of Healthcare Social Work Practice
  14. Chapter 4 Healthcare Social Work Practice Skills and Competencies
  15. Chapter 5 Values and Ethics of Healthcare Social Work
  16. Chapter 6 Practice-Based Research in Healthcare Social Work
  17. Chapter 7 Chronic Illness Issues and Interventions
  18. Chapter 8 Transitional Planning Across the Continuum of Care
  19. Chapter 9 Social Work Practice in Oncology, Palliative, and End-of-Life Care
  20. Chapter 10 Community Health and Health Promotion
  21. Chapter 11 Gerontological Healthcare Social Work Practice
  22. Chapter 12 Pediatric Healthcare Social Work Practice
  23. Chapter 13 Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders in Medical Patients
  24. Chapter 14 Supervision and Performance Evaluation
  25. Chapter 15 Cultural Competence in Healthcare Social Work
  26. Chapter 16 The Future of Healthcare and Social Work Practice
  27. Appendix Log
  28. Glossary of Terms
  29. Index