Social Work in Health Care in the 21st Century / Edition 1

by Surjit Singh Dhooper, Dhooper

Overview

This book demonstrates how, in the rapidly evolving and often uncertain health-care industry, the role of social work will become increasingly significant. Social workers will have new opportunities to help improve the health of individuals, families and communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803959330
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/19/2005
Series:	Sage Sourcebooks for the Human Services Series , #33
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Surjit Singh Dhooper is Professor Emeritus at the College of Social Work, University of Kentucky. His professional experience, spread over more than 40 years, includes both practice and teaching. He did clinical as well as administrative and community organizational work in health care settings for 18 years and taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels for about 25 years. He also held academic administrative positions such as Director of Ph.D. Program and Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Social Work. He was closely associated with the work of the Human Development Institute and Sanders Brown Center on Aging of the University of Kentucky. He was awarded an endowed professorship-Constance Wilson Professor of Mental Health-in 2000, which he occupied until his retirement.

Table of Contents

Introduction Health Care Settings Their Past Future Needs of Health Care Settings Social Work in Acute Care Social Work in Ambulatory Care Social Work in Illness Prevention and Health Promotion Social Work in Long-Term Care Thriving in Health Care