Handbook of health social work/
by Sarah Gehlert (editor)
- Third Edition
- San Francisco CA ; Jossey-Bass, c2019
- xxv, 603 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
- c2019
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Part 1 The foundation of social work in health care -- The conceptual underpinnings of social work in health care -- Social work roles and healthcare settings -- Ethics in healthcare -- Global health social work -- Public health social work -- Health policy and social work -- Theories of health behavior -- Part 2 Health social work practice : a spectrum of critical considerations -- Community and health -- The implementation of integrated behavioral health models -- Social work practice and disability issues -- Translation of evidence-based practices in health -- Communication in health care -- Religion, beliefs, and spiritually in health care -- Developing a shared understanding : when medical patients use complementary and alternative approaches and seek integrative systems -- Families, health and illness -- Part 3 Health social work : selected areas of practice -- Social work with children and adolescents with medical conditions -- Social work with older adults in healthcare settings -- Nephrology social work -- Oncology social work -- Chronic disease and social work : diabetes, heart disease and HIV/AIDS -- Social work and genetics -- Pain management and palliative care -- End-of-life care.