Social work in the health field : a care perspective / Lois A. Fort Cowles.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-399) and index.

Foreword / Carlean Gilbert -- Historical Background and Development -- Theoretical Perspectives -- Human Diversity and Behavior -- Interdisciplinary Teamwork -- Other Organizational Considerations -- Social Worker Functions and Client Problems -- Fundamentals of Health Care Social Work Practice -- Knowledge Requirements -- Values and Ethics Considerations -- Skill Requirements -- Dimensions of Helping -- Settings at the Three Levels of Intervention -- Social Work in Primary Care Settings -- Theoretical Perspectives -- Interdisciplinary Teamwork -- Organizational Considerations -- Client Problems and Social Worker Functions -- Knowledge Requirements -- Values and Ethics Considerations -- Skill Requirements -- Helping Interventions -- Social Work in Hospitals -- 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 -- Social Work in Home Health Care/Home Care -- Theoretical Perspectives -- Human Diversity Relevance -- Interdisciplinary Teamwork -- Organizational Considerations -- Client Problems and Social Worker Functions -- Knowledge Requirements -- Values and Ethics Considerations -- Skill Requirements -- Social Work in Nursing Homes -- Theoretical Perspectives -- Human Diversity Relevance -- Interdisciplinary Teamwork -- Organizational Considerations -- Client Problems and Social Worker Functions.

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"[Book title] presents a comprehensive overview of social work practice in various health care settings. The book addresses the historical background of social work in health care, theoretical perspectives, organizational considerations, interdisciplinary teamwork, client problems, social worker skill and knowledge requirements, values and ethics considerations, and recent developments in the field."--Back cover

English.

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