Gerontological Home Health Care - A Guide for the Social Work Practitioner

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-12464-5
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 500 g

Longer life expectancy, the aging baby boom population, and increasing numbers of older adults with chronic health conditions who want to remain at home are generating an urgent need for providers who possess specialized knowledge and skills in home heath care. Answering the urgent call for a textbook that deals with specifically with adults in this setting, Goldie Kadushin and Marcia Egan synthesize empirical research to extract practical applications for practice, emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care by discussing the field's most relevant issues. The authors include chapters on home health care policies and funding, cultural and diversity issues, the contemporary challenges of the social work role in home health care, the development of a relationship, the client's role in helping with care, practice evaluation, and individual and social system assessment and intervention. They provide detailed case studies and directions for accessing rapid assessment instruments throughout the text. The also include programs, resources, and corresponding websites that link to appropriate services.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kadushin, Goldie

Egan, Marcia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Altenpflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Context of Social Work Practice in Home Health Care2. The Social Work Role in Home Health Care3. Culturally Competent Social Work Practice in Home Health Care4. Engagement of the Client in Home Health Care5. Social Work Assessment of the Individual in Home Health Care6. Social Work Assessment of Social Systems in Home Health Care7. Social Work Interventions with the Individual in Home Health Care8. Social Work Interventions with Social Systems in Home Health Care9. Evaluating Social Work Practice in Home Health CareAfterwordAppendix: Internet ResourcesWorks CitedIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Goldie Kadushin is a professor of social work at the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author, of The Social Work Interview: A Guide for Human Services Professionals (4th edition) with Alfred Kadushin.Marcia Egan is associate professor at the College of Social Work, University of Tennessee. She is author, with Goldie Kadushin, of Social Work Practice in Community-Based Health Care. The gerontological focus of her empirical research and scholarship contributes to the knowledge base for effective practice in home health practice.