Handbook of health social work / edited by Sarah Gehlert and Teri Browne.
"Thoroughly revised and updated, the only comprehensive handbook of its kind covering the diverse field of health social work Now in its Second Edition, Handbook of Health Social Work provides a comprehensive and evidence-based overview of contemporary social work practice in health care. Written f...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2012], ©2012.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 702 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- pt. 1. The foundations of social work in health care
- The 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
- Community and health.
- pt. 2. Health social work practice : a spectrum of critical considerations
- Theories of health behavior
- Physical and mental health : interactions, assessment, and intervention
- Communication in health care
- Religion, spirituality, and health
- Families, health, and illness
- Human sexuality and physical intimacy
- Substance use problems in health social work practice.
- pt. 3. Health social work : selected areas of practice
- Social work with older adults in health-care settings
- Social work practice and disability issues
- Nephrology social work
- Oncology social work
- Social work and chronic disease : diabetes, heart disease, and HIV/AIDS
- Social work and genetics
- End-of-life care
- Pain management and palliative care
- Alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine in a conventional setting.