Behavioral Social Work in Health Care Settings Contributor(s): Rosenberg, Gary (Author), Weissman, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0789010267 ISBN-13: 9780789010261 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: The recent sweeping changes in health care present social workers with a variety of new issues in ethics, practice, and policy. Social workers must deal with the human implications of such wider trends as lack of social support and multicultural poverty in urban areas, as well as the specifically medical issues of organ transplants, behavioral medicine, and managed care. Behavioral Social Work in Health Care Settings, the proceedings of the Seventh Doris Siegel Memorial Conference, presents a productive discussion of the key issues of ethics, policy, and practice that affect social workers and patients in this new environment. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Risk Assessment - Medical | Allied Health Services - General - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
Dewey: 362.104 |
LCCN: 00057553 |
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.1" W x 8.32" (0.46 lbs) 130 pages |
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Publisher Description: An essential resource for social work professionals As the focus of the health care industry shifts from predominantly hospital-based care to out-patient managed care, social workers must adapt to a new environment. Owing to changes driven by major advances in medical care knowledge, technology, and skill, new issues in ethics, practice, and policy have arisen. Behavioral Social Work in Health Care Settings addresses the impact that changing patterns in health care delivery have had (and will continue to have) on social work professionals, presenting a thoughtful collection of articles that combine research with practical experience.Behavioral Social Work in Health Care Settings looks at a range of critical issues facing health care social work professionals, including:
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