Health Care Social Work: A Global Perspective

by Ren Winnett (Editor), Rich Furman (Editor), Douglas Epps (Editor), Greg Lamphear (Editor)

Overview

Health Care Social Work aims to directly empower health care social workers around the world by providing valuable new information about the breadth and depth of the profession's health care contributions, legislative and policy influences upon practice, and implications for future practice and growth in different nations. Written by scholars and practitioners of health care social work from around the world, chapters encourage comparative analysis of distant health care social work practice as a means of supporting meaningful change on a local level and contributing to public health in a way that transcends boundaries and makes a difference globally. Readers will gain an opportunity to examine their assumptions about health care social work practice and reflect meaningfully upon less familiar techniques and approaches as a way of prompting problem-solving with an expanded frame of reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190942182
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/17/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Ren Winnett, MSW, LICSW, is a licensed clinical social worker at Multicare Health System in Washington and a lecturer at the University of Washington Tacoma. Rich Furman, PhD, MSW, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Washington Tacoma. Douglas Epps, MSW, is a doctoral student in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. Greg Lamphear is a writer, editor, and teacher based in Asia.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction Ren Winnett, Sandy S. Kim, Rich Furman, Douglas Epps, and Greg Lamphear Section 1. Foundation Chapters Chapter 2. Health Care in a Global World Govind Hariharan Chapter 3. Transnational Health Care Tomas Mainil and Sabina Stan Chapter 4. Health Care Social Work in the United States Ren Winnett Section 2. Global Case Studies Chapter 5. The Role of Social Work in Australian Health Care Settings Helen M. Cleak Chapter 6. Health Care Social Work in China Peter P. Szto Chapter 7. The Role of the Social Worker in Health Care in Cuba Dolly R. Sacristan Chapter 8. Health Care Social Work in England Malcome Payne Chapter 9. Health Care Social Work in India Nemthianngai Guite Chapter 10. Health Care Social Work in Nigeria Uzoma Odera Okoye Chapter 11. Health Care Social Work in Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Albrithen Chapter 12. Social Work in Health Care in South Africa Charlene Laurence Carbonatto Chapter 13. Health Care Social Work in Sweden Manuela Sjöström Chapter 14. Health Care Social Work in Turkey: An Evolving Field of Practice Tarik Tuncay Chapter 15. Health Care Social Work in Ukraine Tetyana Semigina

Editorial Reviews

"This accessible collection will be valuable for anyone interested in global sociology or social work; in addition, nonspecialists will find a wealth of ideas to research. Highly recommended." — CHOICE

"The authors and editors of this important new book are to be congratulated for compiling a collection of informative contributions on health care and social work around the world. Detailed, insightful, and global in scope, it will serve as an important resource for many years to come." — James Midgley, PhD, Professor of the Graduate School, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley

"This text offers a detailed picture of the rich inter-professional relationships that exist between health-focused social workers and the multilayered network of professionals, family members, and friends that are essential to promoting the fullest possible well-being of everyone impacted by a patient's illness or disability. A first-class book put together by an exceptional group of contributors, it belongs on the shelf of all seriously minded professionals focused on the social aspects of health, illness, and recovery." — Richard J. Estes, , DSW, MSW, Professor of Social Welfare, School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania; Editor, Health Care and the Social Services: Social Work Practice in Health Care

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