The Practice of Clinical Social Work in Healthcare Hardback
Edited by Meredith Hemphill, Abigail Nathanson
Part of the Essential Clinical Social Work Series series
Hardback
Description
This book examines the complexities of clinical social work practice in healthcare today.
It identifies many of the psychological, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of physical illness in adults.
The approach draws on theories from trauma, crisis intervention and supportive counseling, as well as empirical literature from other healthcare fields.
Recognizing that social work roles in healthcare range from short-term or crisis-oriented interventions to ongoing, depth-oriented relationships, the authors develop clinical assessment and intervention useful for social workers in various healthcare settings.
By utilizing a common frame of clinical analysis, social workers can deepen their critical thinking skills in examining the impacts of specific illnesses and injuries on coping and wellbeing.
Each chapter includes an analysis of the psychosocial impacts of the given medical condition across the following spectrums: illness or injury (by onset, course, outcome, and degree of incapacitation) relationship between nature of illness, and emotional and psychosocial functioningcommon clinical issues, and impacts of historical and current trauma end-of-life and bereavementsocial justicethe authors’ reflections on practice The Practice of Clinical Social Work in Healthcare is an essential guide for MSW students and social work professionals in healthcare.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:303 pages, 25 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; XXVIII, 303 p. 28 illus., 25 i
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:15/07/2023
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- ISBN:9783031316494
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:303 pages, 25 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; XXVIII, 303 p. 28 illus., 25 i
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:15/07/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9783031316494
