Palliative Care: A Guide for Health Social Workers

Palliative Care: A Guide for Health Social Workers
ISBN-10
0190669608
ISBN-13
9780190669607
Series
Palliative Care
Category
Medical
Pages
313
Language
English
Published
2019
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Authors
Bridget Sumser, Meagan Leimena, Terry Altilio

Description

Accessible and instructive, Palliative Care guides and inspires health social workers to integrate palliative care principles into their current clinical practice. Through the lenses of environmental theory and intersectionality, rich case narratives and diverse practice settings highlightopportunities for social workers to enhance their work, thereby advancing whole-person care in the face of serious illness. The volume also models engagement, assessment, and intervention through key palliative care skills and language. Chapters include questions to concretize ideas and demonstratereal-world application, while case narratives cover a range of settings, diagnoses, and populations. This book is a useful tool for any social worker working with individuals and families navigating complex health care systems.

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