Families and Health Care: Psychosocial Practice / Edition 1

by Kathleen Ell

Overview

This book offers an antidote to the "medicalization" of health care and observes the special needs of socioeconomically disadvantaged persons with respect to health. It is useful for practitioners in the fields of mental health, family and child welfare, gerontology, and industrial practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780202360591
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	12/31/1990
Series:	Modern Applications of Social Work Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

1. Relevant Theoretical Frameworks 2. Research on Health, Illness, and Families 3. The Social Environment and Family-Focused Health Care 4. Evaluation of Family Interventions 5. Assessment Frameworks and Assessment Tools 6. Social Work Intervention with Families in Health Care 7. Family Therapy 8. Crisis Intervention 9. Discharge Planning, Placement, and Follow-up 10. Group Work with Families

Editorial Reviews

Focuses on methods for enhancing family participation in medical care and for reducing the adverse effects of illness on family functioning. Serves as an aid for practicing social workers, presenting methods of assessing the individual case and a framework for working with families during the planning of services, intervention, and evaluation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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