Social Work in Health Care: Its Past and Future gives social workers up-to-date, comprehensive information about the roles and the kinds of skills needed in all aspects of health care in the field. The book focuses on health care′s four major domains: acute care, ambulatory care, illness prevention and health promotion, and long-term care. Surjit SIngh Dhooper reviews the past and present of each of these areas, projects their major needs in the future, and suggests how social work can help meet these needs. The author presents practice theories, principles, approaches, models, and techniques appropriate for the many roles and responsibilities in social work. The book concludes by describing general strategies social workers can use to succeed and thrive in health care settings.
- ISBN10 1483341860
- ISBN13 9781483341866
- Publish Date 29 November 2011
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint SAGE Publications Inc
- Edition Second Edition
- Format eBook
- Pages 360
- Language English