Social work in the health field: a care perspective

Abstract

* Foreword * Preface * Acknowledgments * Abbreviations * Section I: Introduction and Overview * Chapter 1. Orientation to Social Work in the Health Field * Historical Background and Development * Theoretical Perspectives * Human Diversity and Behavior * Interdisciplinary Teamwork * Other Organizational Considerations * Social Worker Functions and Client Problems * Summary * Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Health Care Social Work Practice * Knowledge Requirements * Values and Ethics Considerations * Skill Requirements * Dimensions of Helping * Summary * Section II: Settings at the Three Levels of Intervention * Chapter 3. Social Work in Primary Care Settings * Historical Background * Theoretical Perspectives * Interdisciplinary Teamwork * Organizational Considerations * Client Problems and Social Worker Functions * Knowledge Requirements * Values and Ethics Considerations * Skill Requirements * Helping Interventions * Commentary * Chapter 4. Social Work in Hospitals * Historical Background * Theoretical Perspectives * Human Diversity Relevance * Interdisciplinary Teamwork * Organizational Considerations * Client Problems and Social Worker Functions * Knowledge Requirements * Values and Ethics Considerations * Skill Requirements * Helping Interventions * Commentary * Chapter 5. Social Work in Home Health Care/Home Care * Historical Background * Theoretical Perspectives * Human Diversity Relevance * Interdisciplinary Teamwork * Organizational Considerations * Client Problems and Social Worker Functions * Knowledge Requirements * Values and Ethics Considerations * Skill Requirements * Commentary * Chapter 6. Social Work in Nursing Homes * Historical Background * Theoretical Perspectives * Human Diversity Relevance * Interdisciplinary Teamwork * Organizational Considerations * Client Problems and Social Worker Functions * Knowledge Requirements * Values and Ethics Considerations * Helping Interventions * Commentary * Chapter 7. Social Work in Hospice Care * Historical Background * Theoretical Perspectives * Human Diversity Relevance * Interdisciplinary Teamwork * Organizational Considerations * Client Problems and Social Worker Functions * Knowledge Requirements * Values and Ethics Considerations * Skill Requirements * Commentary * Section III: Health Service Delivery and Financing * Chapter 8. U.S. Health Care System Strengths and Problems * Description and Assessment of the System * Managed Care * Summary * Chapter 9. A Vision of Future Social Work Practice in Health Care * Introduction * Emerging Trends in Health Care Delivery * Implications * Conclusion * References * Index