Description
Book SynopsisThe updated third edition of the definitive text on health social work
Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of Handbook of Health Social Work is an authoritative text that offers a comprehensive review of the diverse field of health social work. With contributions from a panel of international experts in the field, the book is theory driven and solidly grounded in evidence-based practice. The contributors explore both the foundation of social work practice and offer guidance on effective strategies, policies, and program development.
The text provides information that is essential to the operations of social workers in health care including the conceptual underpinnings and the development of the profession. The authors explore the practice issues such as theories of health behavior, assessment, communication and the intersections between health and mental health. The authors also examine a wide range of examples of social work practices inclu
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Robyn Golden
Acknowledgments xi
About the Editors xiii
List of Contributors xv
About the Companion Website xix
Introduction xxi
Part I The Foundations of Social Work in Health Care 1
1 The Conceptual Underpinnings of Social Work in Health Care 3
Sarah Gehlert
2 Social Work Roles and Healthcare Settings 21
Teri Browne
3 Ethics in Health Care 39
Kimberly Strom‐Gottfried
4 Global Health Social Work 71
In Han Song, Varda Soskolne, Zhang Zuojian, Teri Browne, and Johnston Wong
5 Public Health Social Work 93
Betty Ruth, Madi Knight Wachman, and Jamie Marshall
6 Health Policy and Social Work 119
Julie S. Darnell and Heidi L. Allen
7 Theories of Health Behavior 143
Sarah Gehlert and Trina Salm Ward
Part II Health Social Work Practice: A Spectrum of Critical Considerations 165
8 Community and Health 167
Sarah Kye Price and Christopher Masi
9 The Implementation of Integrated Behavioral Health Models 189
Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Gracelyn Cruden, Brianna M. Lombardi, Lexie R. Grove, Sheila V. Patel, and Byron J. Powell
10 Social Work Practice and Disability Issues 209
Teresa Moro and Rebecca Brashler
11 Translation of Evidence‐Based Practices in Health 229
Lawrence A. Palinkas and Sapna J. Mendon
12 Communication in Health Care 249
Sarah Gehlert, Seul Ki Choi, and Daniela B. Friedman
13 Religion, Belief, and Spirituality in Health Care 279
Panagiotis Pentaris
14 Developing a Shared Understanding: When Medical Patients Use Complementary and Alternative Approaches and Seek Integrative Systems 303
Penny B. Block
15 Families, Health, and Illness 331
John S. Rolland
Part III Health Social Work: Selected Areas of Practice 359
16 Social Work With Children and Adolescents with Medical Conditions 361
Barbara L. Jones, Casey Walsh, and Fayra Phillips
17 Social Work with Older Adults in Healthcare Settings 381
Shantha Balaswamy, Sang E. Lee, and Sadhna Diwan
18 Nephrology Social Work 411
Teri Browne, Joseph R. Merighi, Tiffany Washington, Tamara Savage, Cassidy Shaver, and Katie Holland
19 Oncology Social Work 441
Hee Yun Lee, Mi Hwa Lee, and Karen Kayser
20 Chronic Disease and Social Work: Diabetes, Heart Disease, and HIV/AIDS 463
Wendy Auslander, Donald Gerke, and Stacey Freedenthal
21 Social Work and Genetics 499
Allison Werner‐Lin, Maya H. Doyle, Shana Merrill, and Sarah Gehlert
22 Pain Management and Palliative Care 535
Terry Altilio, Shirley Otis‐Green, Susan Hedlund, and Iris Cohen Fineberg
23 End‐of‐Life Care 569
Yvette Colón and Stephanie P. Wladkowski
Index 587
