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Social Work, Health and Equality
Contributor(s): Bywaters, Paul (Author), McLeod, Eileen (Author)
ISBN: 0415164907     ISBN-13: 9780415164900
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $25.60  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 1999
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Annotation: In three key ways "Social Work, Health and Equality" suggests what social work can contribute to people's health. It will be essential reading for trainees and professionals in social work and health care.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Social Work
- Medical | Health Care Delivery
Dewey: 362.109
LCCN: 99034097
Series: State of Welfare
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.45" W x 8.52" (0.57 lbs) 230 pages
 
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What impact can social work make on inequalities in health?
Social Work, Health and Equality opens up a new direction in the practice and theory of social work. Focussing on the profound human suffering which arises from social inequalities in health, it:
* shows how social work can make a significant contribution to creating more equal experiences of health and illness
* describes the major shifts in conceptualisation, practice and organisation necessary to bring about change.
The authors explore these questions in relation to four key aspects of health; health maintenance, illness at home, hospitalisation, and facing death. Grounding the text in everyday lived experience, they show how social work must change its discourse and its practice if it is to respond effectively to the challenges of its new role in tackling health issues.