Social Work Practice in Health Care by Karen M. Allen and William J. Spitzer is a pragmatic and comprehensive book that 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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One unique feature of this text is the emphasis on the potential for social work role development in each of the particular areas covered.
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The book begins by examining the nature of health social work and considers its core values and principles. This section also provides an overview of the social determinants of health.
This unique book examines the essential elements of community health practice, including logic modeling for planning and evaluation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the use of technology and telemedicine in social work practice.
As the most comprehensive text of its kind, Social Work in Health Settings introduces social work students to a range of clients and provides an overview of many social work settings and services in the health arena.
A phenomenological look at the lived experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning foster youth in the Fresno, CA (Masters Thesis), Retrieved from www.fresnostate.edu/chhs/ccassc/documents/LaurelBARNETT.pdf ...
This new text illuminates the essential information about health and social work critical to understanding today’s complex health care systems and policies.
An excellent resource preparing social workers for the present and future challenges of practice in the field of health care, the Handbook of Health Social Work, Second Edition features discussion on: New trends in social work and health ...