The Changing Face of Health Care Social Work

Updated and revised, this text advocates a proactive stance for health care social workers, as a practical guide that addresses the principles of practice in our current health care environment.

With the advent of numerous health care changes, such as managed health care with its focus on behaviorally-based outcomes and objectives, this volume illustrates the "new" face of health care social work. This comprehensive text is full of practice-oriented tips, professional "profiles" in diverse arenas (emergency room, home care, case management, and hospice), questions for further study, and Website resources in each chapter. It will help prepare social workers for the practice change needed in order to become viable clinical practitioners.

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