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• Title:Handbook of health social work / edited by Sarah Gehlert and Teri Browne.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Gehlert, Sarah, 1948-
  Browne, Teri Arthur.
  
• Published/Created:Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012.
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: HV687.A2 H36 2012
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Medical social work--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  
• Medical Subjects: Social Work.
  
• Genre/Form:Handbooks and manuals.
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:xvii, 702 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
  
• Summary:"Thoroughly revised and updated, the only comprehensive handbook of its kind covering the diverse field of health social work Now in its Second Edition, Handbook of Health Social Work provides a comprehensive and evidence-based overview of contemporary social work practice in health care. Written from a wellness perspective, the chapters cover practice and research areas ranging from chronic disorders to infectious disease, from physical to mental disorders, and all areas in between. An excellent resource preparing social workers for the present and future challenges of practice in the field of health care, The Handbook of Health Social Work, Second Edition features discussion on: New trends in social work and health care, including genetics, transdisciplinary care, as well as national and state changes in policy Health social work and children; the wide array of roles performed by social workers in health-care settings; ethical issues and decision making in a variety of arenas; understanding of community factors in health social work. Edited by two respected leaders in the field of health social work, this second edition includes contributions from a diverse team of notable experts, researchers, and scholars addressing multiple theoretical foundations, models, issues, and dilemmas for the social worker in health care. The resulting resource offers both a foundation for social work practice in health care and a guide for strategy, policy, and program development in proactive and actionable terms."--Publisher's description.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780470643655 (cloth)
  047064365X (cloth)
  
• Contents:Conceptual underpinnings of social work in health care / Sarah Gehlert
  Social work roles and health-care settings / Teri Browne
  Ethics and social work in health care / Jared Sparks
  Public health and social work / Marjorie R. Sable, Deborah R. Schild, and J. Aaron Hipp
  Health policy and social work / Julie S. Darnell and Edward F. Lawlor
  Theories of health behavior / Sarah Gehlert and Sarah E. Bollinger
  Community and health / Christopher Masi
  Physical and mental health : interactions, assessment, and interventions / Malitta Engstrom
  Social work practice and disability issues / Rebecca Brashler
  Communication in health care / Sarah Gehlert
  Religion, spirituality, health, and social work / Terry A. Wolfer
  Developing a shared understanding : when medical patients use complementary and alternative approaches / Penny B. Block
  Families, health, and illness / John S. Rolland
  Human sexual health / Les Gallo-Silver and David S. Bimbi
  Social work with children and adolescents with medical conditions / Nancy Boyd Webb and Rose A. Bartone
  Social work with older adults in health-care settings / Sadhna Diwan, Shantha Balaswamy, and Sang E. Lee
  Substance use problems in health social work practice / Malitta Engstrom, Colleen A. Mahoney, and Jeanne C. Marsh
  Nephrology social work / Teri Browne
  Oncology social work / Daniel S. Gardner and Allison Werner-Lin
  Adherence and mental health issues in chronic disease : diabetes, heart disease, and HIV/AIDS / Wendy Auslander and Stacey Freedenthal
  Social work and genetics / Allison Werner-Lin and Kate Reed
  Pain management and palliative care / Terry Altilio, Shirley Otis-Green, Susan Hedlund, and Iris Cohen Fineberg
  End-of-life care / Yvette Colón.