Boundary Spanning - An Ecological Reinterpretation of Social Work Practice in Health & Mental Health Systems

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-231-11036-5
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 455 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 744 g

Reihe: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series

An understanding of the most important laws and ethical issues that have shaped the profession is essential for the effective practice of social work. Thus this comprehensive approach to health and mental health care for social workers centers on ethical and legal issues. The book includes critical information regarding the systems and organizations in which social workers practice; the nature of the relationship between social workers and clients/consumers/communities; planning, contracting, and strategizing functions; intervention techniques using advocacy, brief work, case management, and group work; and evaluation. Armed with this knowledge, social workers have the ability to intervene as advocates as well as to evaluate their work and their clients' progress.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kerson, Toba Schwaber

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Boundary Spanning: An Ecological Reinterpretation of Social Work Practice in Health and Mental Health SystemsThe Forces Shaping Social Work in Health and Mental Health SystemsLegal and Ethical Issues For Social Work Practice In Health and Mental Health SystemsThe Place of the Social Worker in Health and Mental Health SystemsThe Power of the Relationship between the Social Worker and the Client SystemThe Nature and Tools of AssessmentSocial Work Interventions: Planning, Developing Goals and Objectives, Contracting, Strategizing and Using TeamworkSocial Work Practice Interventions: Advocacy, Brief Work, Case Management and the Use of GroupsThe Evaluation of Social Work Practice in Health and Mental Health Systems

Über Autor(innen)

Toba Schwaber Kerson is professor and director of the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College. Her most recent book is Social Work in Health Care Settings.