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

by Goldie Kadushin, Marcia Egan , Ph.D.

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231124652
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	06/10/2008
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.
Goldie Kadushin, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Dr. Kadushin is the Coordinator of the University Certificate in Applied Gerontology and the Coordinator of Adjunct Faculty for the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. Dr. Kadushin's current research interests are in the area of community-based social work practice with the elderly. She is the co-author with Alfred Kadushin of the Social Work Interview, 4th edition (Columbia, 1997). She is the Associate Editor of the journal, Social Work in Health Care. Marcia Egan, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Egan's research areas include social work in health care settings, particularly in community-based settings serving under-served populations, such as the uninsured, marginalized women and their children, and older adults, and the influence of managed care on health care social workers, clients, and practice.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Context of Social Work Practice in Home Health Care
2. The Social Work Role in Home Health Care
3. Culturally Competent Social Work Practice in Home Health Care
4. Engagement of the Client in Home Health Care
5. Social Work Assessment of the Individual in Home Health Care
6. Social Work Assessment of Social Systems in Home Health Care
7. Social Work Interventions with the Individual in Home Health Care
8. Social Work Interventions with Social Systems in Home Health Care
9. Evaluating Social Work Practice in Home Health Care
Afterword
Appendix: Internet Resources
Works Cited
Index

What People are Saying About This

Joan K. Davitt

This guide is an excellent resource for anyone interested in gerontological social work practice, whether they are currently working in home health care or not. A comprehensive resource for practitioners and students alike.

— Joan K. Davitt, assistant professor and Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice

Goldie Kadushin, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Dr. Kadushin is the Coordinator of the University Certificate in Applied Gerontology and the Coordinator of Adjunct Faculty for the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. Dr. Kadushin's current research interests are in the area of community-based social work practice with the elderly. She is the co-author with Alfred Kadushin of the Social Work Interview, 4th edition (Columbia, 1997). She is the Associate Editor of the journal, Social Work in Health Care. Marcia Egan, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Egan's research areas include social work in health care settings, particularly in community-based settings serving under-served populations, such as the uninsured, marginalized women and their children, and older adults, and the influence of managed care on health care social workers, clients, and practice.

Ji Seon Lee

Goldie Kadushin and Marcia Egan, leaders in their field, effectively argue the importance of social work in home health care. Their book masterfully integrates information on practice, policy, and research and highlights pathways for the future. It is a much-needed addition to our knowledge base and meets the needs of older adults of today and tomorrow.

— Ji Seon Lee, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service

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