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The Changing Face of Health Care Social Work - Opportunities and Challenges for Professional Practice (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)
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The Changing Face of Health Care Social Work - Opportunities and Challenges for Professional Practice (Paperback, 4th Revised edition)
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This practical guide provides the knowledge and skills social
workers need when navigating the complex health care environment,
while having to continuously adapt to change. Substantially revised
and updated, the fourth edition delivers a wealth of new
information reflecting the rapidly evolving health care landscape.
Full of practice-oriented advice, it encompasses all aspects of
professional health care social work in the U.S. health care
system, across all key settings.Throughout the fourth edition there
is a strong emphasis on the importance of developing best practices
that are evidence-based, culturally-sensitive, supportive, and
ethically accountable. The book is also a call to action for social
workers, who must not only be therapeutically effective but also
professionally competitive with other health care providers
offering similar services. Each chapter contains professional
profiles in diverse practice areas along with a glossary,
reflective questions, and relevant websites. New to the Fourth
Edition: Major updates on all recent changes in health care
practice and the ACA and the role of the health care social worker,
including an increased emphasis on the role of social justice
Updated information related to the NASW Code of Ethics, including
use of technology and evaluation Increased emphasis on
Evidence-Based Practice throughout Updated with the different roles
of social workers, including medical social work in the military,
VA hospitals and clinics, and advocacy for those who are serving or
have served New sections on behavioral health and integrative
practice, telehealth, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), social
work practice in emergency departments, and home health, intimate
partner/domestic violence, mandated reporting, and duty to
protect/duty to warn Major changes to health and mental health
assessment, including updated DSM5 and WHO assessments Examining
ethical dilemmas, including vaccinations and new sections on pain
and spirituality Completely rewritten content on prevention,
health, and wellness coaching Key Features: Encompasses all aspects
of professional health care social work in the U.S. health care
system, across key settings and patient populations Highlights the
need for more organizational and leadership knowledge Provides
tools for adapting to all major changes in health care with updated
roles and functions Includes a wealth of advice through
professional profiles Includes an Instructor's Manual with sample
syllabus, course-related CSWE accreditation suggestions, classroom
activities and a test bank
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