Updated and revised, this text advocates a proactive stance for health care social workers. It will serve as a practical guide that addresses the principles of practice in our current health care environment.
With the advent of numerous health care changes such as managed health care with its focus on behaviorally-based outcomes and objectives, this volume illustrates the ‘new’ face of health care social work. This comprehensive text is full of practice-oriented tips, professional ‘profiles’ in such diverse arenas of practice as the emergency room, home care, case management, and hospice, questions for further study, and select Website resources per chapter. It will help prepare social workers for the practice change needed in order to become viable clinical practitioners.
Table of Content
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Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Understanding the Practice of Health Care Social Work
Part II. Foundation Skills Necessary in Today’s Health Care Environment
Part III. Fields of Clinical Social Work Practice in Health Care Settings
Part IV. Special Topics and Exemplars in Clinical Health Care Practice
Part V. Conclusion
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About the author
Sophia F. Dziegielewski, Ph.D., LCSW, is a Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Central Florida.
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