Handbook of Health Social Work

4. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-394-28169-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Buch, Englisch, 656 Seiten

Provides a comprehensive foundation for advancing social work practice in today’s complex health care systems

Health social work stands at the intersection of healthcare delivery, social justice, and human well-being—fields that are increasingly interconnected as global health systems confront deep structural inequities. Handbook of Health Social Work, Fourth Edition, provides the theoretical grounding, practical tools, and cross-disciplinary insights needed to address these urgent challenges. Reflecting the latest developments in health policy, integrated care, and social determinants of health, the book offers a wellness-oriented, evidence-based framework for practice across a range of settings and populations.

Authored by leading experts, this fully updated edition expands on previous work to reflect the evolving realities of today’s health landscape. New material explores the implications of technologies such as AI and machine learning for social work ethics and practice, health policy reforms, climate-related health impacts, and the role of social workers in responding to pandemics, political conflicts, and climate-related health crises. The Handbook also introduces critical updates on Medicaid expansion, the Child Tax Credit, and other key policy shifts, while offering fresh insights into transdisciplinary collaboration and the integration of genetic knowledge in client care.

The definitive guide to promoting health equity and improving outcomes through leadership and innovation, Handbook of Health Social Work: - Explores social work’s expanding role within transdisciplinary health care teams
- Emphasizes a wellness-based, strengths-oriented approach grounded in evidence-based models
- Discusses the interface between genetics, health, and social work practice
- Includes learning exercises, research recommendations, and life-course perspectives in every chapter

Supporting advanced study within social work, public health, and health policy programs, Handbook of Health Social Work, Fourth Edition, is ideal for master’s and doctoral-level courses such as Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Clinical Practice in Illness & Healthcare, and Social Welfare Policy and Services. It is also an essential reference for social workers, clinicians, and cross-disciplinary health professionals engaged in direct practice, administration, or policy development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Browne, Teri

Gehlert, Sarah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors ix

Foreword xiii

About the Editors xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction xix

PART I THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE 1

1 The Conceptual Underpinnings of Social Work in Health Care 3

Sarah Gehlert and Sarah Christa Butts

2 Social Work Roles in Health Care Settings 21

Samuel R. Bethel, Julisa Tindall, and Teri Browne

3 Ethics in Health Care 41

Kimberly Strom and Ilana Shtivelman

4 Global Health Social Work 77

In Han Song, Varda Soskolne, Zhang Zuojian, Johnston Wong, and Jieun Kim

5 Public Health Social Work 109

Betty J. Ruth, Jamie W. Marshall, and Sarah Sisco

6 Health Policy and Social Work 131

Julie S. Darnell and Hannah Macdougall

7 Theories of Health Behavior 161

Sarah Gehlert and Trina Salm Ward

PART II HEALTH SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: A SPECTRUM OF CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS 187

8 Community and Health 189

Laura E. T. Swan and Sarah Kye Price

9 Integrated Behavioral Health and Social Work: Practice Models, Evidence, and Policies to Advance Care 213

Lisa de Saxe Zerden and Brianna M. Lombardi

10 Disability and Social Work Practice 235

Teresa Moro and Jacqueline McGinley

11 Translation of Evidence-Based Practices in Health 253

Sapna J. Mendon-Plasek and Lawrence A. Palinkas

12 Communication in Health Care 275

Sarah Gehlert and Otis L. Owens

13 Religion, Belief, and Spirituality in Health Care 309

Panagiotis Pentaris

14 Developing a Shared Understanding: When Medical Patients Use Complementary and Alternative Approaches and Seek Integrative Systems 335

Penny B. Block

15 Families, Health, and Illness 363

John S. Rolland

PART III HEALTH SOCIAL WORK: SELECTED AREAS OF PRACTICE 391

16 Social Work with Children and Adolescents with Medical Conditions 393

Barbara L. Jones, Casey Walsh, and Farya Phillips

17 Social Work with Older Adults in Health Care Settings 415

Shantha Balaswamy, Sang E. Lee, and Sadhna Diwan

18 Nephrology Social Work 445

Teri Browne, Joseph R. Merighi, Tiffany Washington, Tamara Savage, Cassidy Daniele, Katie Holland, and Beth Witten

19 Oncology Social Work 475

Hee Yun Lee, Mi Hwa Lee, and Karen Kayser

20 Chronic Disease and Social Work: Diabetes, Heart Disease, and HIV/AIDS 499

Wendy Auslander, Donald Gerke, and Marissa Dogan

21 Social Work and Genetics 537

Allison Werner-Lin, Maya Doyle, and Soo Shim

22 Palliative Care and Pain Management 573

Terry Altilio, Shirley Otis-Green, Susan Hedlund, and Iris Cohen Fineberg

23 End-of-Life Care 621

Stephanie P. Wladkowski, Chelsea K. Brown, and Cara L. Wallace

Index 000

Über Autor(innen)

TERI BROWNE, PHD, is Professor and Dean for Faculty and Research in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina, where she serves as Co-Director for Interprofessional Education for the Health Sciences.

SARAH GEHLERT, PHD, is the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity Emerita in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.