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Praise for HANDBOOK of HEALTH SOCIAL WORK SECOND EDITION
"Handbook of Health Social Work, Second Edition is a crucial addition for seasoned practitioners' libraries, as well as an essential foundation for fledgling social workers ready to enter health as a practice and research area."
–From the Foreword by Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
"The book's strengths include the high quality of writing and the expertise of its contributors. It covers the field of health social work in significant depth and is sure to leave readers well informed."
–Mary Sormanti, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University School of Social Work
"Quite simply, this is the definitive volume for health and social work. In this second edition, Gehlert and Browne and their expert contributors have confidently managed to keep pace with current theory and empirical research across a wide range of subject matter that will be of interest to practitioners, educators, and researchers."
–Michael Vaughn, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, School of Public Health, and Department of Public Policy Studies, Saint Louis University
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.
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SARAH GEHLERT, PHD, is E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the Brown School of Social Work and the Department of Surgery (School of Medicine), Washington University in St. Louis. She is the Co-Director of the NIH-funded Transdisciplinary Center on Energetics and Cancer (TREC).
TERI BROWNE, PHD, is Assistant Professor and Centenary Faculty in Health Social Work Services Research in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on social work in health-care settings.
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Foreword viii
Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts
Acknowledgments x
List of Contributors xi
Introduction xiii
PART I FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE 1
1 Conceptual Underpinnings of Social Work in Health Care 3
Sarah Gehlert
2 Social Work Roles and Health-Care Settings 20
Teri Browne
3 Ethics and Social Work in Health Care 41
Jared Sparks
4 Public Health and Social Work 64
Marjorie R. Sable, Deborah R. Schild, and J. Aaron Hipp
5 Health Policy and Social Work 100
Julie S. Darnell and Edward F. Lawlor
6 Theories of Health Behavior 125
Sarah Gehlert and Sarah E. Bollinger
PART II HEALTH SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: A SPECTRUM OF CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS 141
7 Community and Health 143
Christopher Masi
8 Physical and Mental Health: Interactions, Assessment, and Interventions 164
Malitta Engstrom
9 Social Work Practice and Disability Issues 219
Rebecca Brashler
10 Communication in Health Care 237
Sarah Gehlert
11 Religion, Spirituality, Health, and Social Work 263
Terry A. Wolfer
12 Developing a Shared Understanding: When Medical Patients Use Complementary and Alternative Approaches 291
Penny B. Block
13 Families, Health, and Illness 318
John S. Rolland
14 Human Sexual Health 343
Les Gallo-Silver and David S. Bimbi
PART III HEALTH SOCIAL WORK: SELECTED AREAS OF PRACTICE 371
15 Social Work With Children and Adolescents With Medical Conditions 373
Nancy Boyd Webb and Rose A. Bartone
16 Social Work With Older Adults in Health-Care Settings 392
Sadhna Diwan, Shantha Balaswamy, and Sang E. Lee
17 Substance Use Problems in Health Social Work Practice 426
Malitta Engstrom, Colleen A. Mahoney, and Jeanne C. Marsh
18 Nephrology Social Work 468
Teri Browne
19 Oncology Social Work 498
Daniel S. Gardner and Allison Werner-Lin
20 Adherence and Mental Health Issues in Chronic Disease: Diabetes, Heart Disease, and HIV/AIDS 526
Wendy Auslander and Stacey Freedenthal
21 Social Work and Genetics 557
Allison Werner-Lin and Kate Reed
22 Pain Management and Palliative Care 590
Terry Altilio, Shirley Otis-Green, Susan Hedlund, and Iris Cohen Fineberg
23 End-of-Life Care 627
Yvette Colón
Afterword 643
Candyce S. Berger
About the Editors 649
Author Index 651
Subject Index 677
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—From the Foreword by SUZANNE HEURTIN-ROBERTS, US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
"I'm quite impressed by the comprehensive nature of this revision. It's the enduring kind of text that serves an immediate purpose for social work instruction while also providing a reference for future practice. This is a book that you'll want to keep on your shelf."
—Kevin Lindamood, Vice President for External Affairs at Health Care for the Homeless, Adjunct Professor of health policy at the University of Maryland SSW
"The major strength is the organization and comprehensive content of the book. This is a book that can serve as a reference book in any social worker's library, regardless of whether they are practicing in a healthcare setting. There are no other books on this topic that are as comprehensive in scope as the Handbook of Health Social Work, Second Edition."
—Deborah Collinsworth, LAPSW, NSW-C, Director of Nephrology Social Work Services, Dialysis Clinics, Inc. - West Tennessee
"The book's strengths include the high quality of writing and the expertise of its contributors. It covers the field of health social work in significant depth and is sure to leave readers well informed."
—Mary Sormanti, Ph.D., MSW, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University School of Social Work
"Quite simply, this is the definitive volume for Health and Social Work. The first edition was well-executed, well-written and comprehensive. In this second edition, Gehlert and Browne and their expert contributors have confidently managed to keep pace with current theory and empirical research across a wide range of subject matter that will be of interest to practitioners, educators, and researchers."
—Michael Vaughn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, School of Public Health, and Department of Public Policy Studies, Saint Louis University
"Sarah Gehlert and Teri Browne have thoughtfully covered the topics. The readers of this book will be empowered to deal with the daily challenges. It's simple but far reaching, a rich knowledge bank of social workers' interventions, and will benefit even policy makers in planning strategies to improve patients' quality of life."
—Sujata Mohan Rajapurkar, Ph.D., Medical Social Worker & Transplant Co-ordinator, Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Gujarat, India
