Social Group Work with Cardiac Patients Contributor(s): Scott Fisher, Maurice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0789031019 ISBN-13: 9780789031013 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $79.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: Cardiovascular problems are on the rise in America. Care providers need to understand the overall clinical and statistical significance these life-changing events have to patients and families alike. Social Group Work with Cardiac Patients is a pragmatic guide that helps social workers and other psychosocial professionals develop and apply cardiac group work in a proactive and directed manner. This valuable text explores social group work with patients immediately recovering from a cardiac event - heart attack or failure, transplants, and implantable cardiac devices - as well the secondary effects of such events. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Allied Health Services - General - Medical | Cardiology |
Dewey: 362.196 |
LCCN: 2007000552 |
Series: Haworth Social Work in Health Care |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.18" W x 8.39" (0.87 lbs) 262 pages |
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Publisher Description: Develop a comprehensive understanding of cardiac disease process Cardiovascular problems are on the rise in America. Care providers need to understand the overall clinical and statistical significance these life-changing events have to patients and families alike. Social Group Work with Cardiac Patients is a pragmatic guide that helps social workers and other psychosocial professionals develop and apply cardiac group work in a proactive and directed manner. This valuable text explores social group work with patients immediately recovering from a cardiac event--heart attack or failure, transplants, and implantable cardiac devices--as well the secondary effects of such events. Social Group Work with Cardiac Patients helps social work and healthcare professionals develop a comprehensive understanding of the psychosocial aspect of cardiac care. In addition to examining the correlation between cardiac disease and depression and anxiety, looking at the emotional aspects of heart disease, and providing an overview of social work group care, this unique text details the four core social groups--cognitive-behavioral, psychoeducational, skill development, and interpersonal. Both fundamental and state-of-the-art, this comprehensive approach serves to enhance practice skills for immediate and constructive implementation. Important topics discussed in Social Group Work with Cardiac Patients also include:
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