Social Work Practice in Community-Based Health Care

ISBN-13: 9780789025661 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 259 str.

Marcia Egan; Goldie Kadushin

Opis

Social Work Practice in Community-Based Health Care presents practical, evidence-based information for health care professionals who provide care to older clients with high-risk health conditions. The book focuses on the economic and consumer contexts that shape social work practice and looks at how managed care and technology have transformed acute and life-threatening illnesses in to chronic conditions.

Spis treści

• Preface
• PART I: THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CARE
• Chapter 1. The Revolution in Health Care Funding and Delivery
• Introduction
• Controlling Escalating Costs of Health Care
• The Changing Structure of Health Care Delivery
• The Changing Focus of Health Care Delivery
• Changes in Government Funding for Faith-Based Organizations and Welfare
• Ethical Considerations
• The Influences of Managed Care on Practice
• Summary
• Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups
• Glossary
• Chapter 2. The Health Care Consumer Population
• Introduction
• Increasing Longevity
• The Diversification of Health Care Consumers
• Chronic Illness
• The Underinsured and the Uninsured
• Health Conditions and Psychosocial Factors and Behaviors
• Summary
• Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups
• Glossary
• Chapter 3. Cultural Competence in Ambulatory Health Care Practice
• Introduction
• What Is Culturally Competent Practice?
• What Are “Culture” and “Cultural Background”?
• How Are Health Disparities Linked to Cultural Background?
• A Framework for Understanding Cultural Background
• Summary
• Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups
• Glossary
• Chapter 4. Social Work in Community-Based Health Care
• Introduction
• What Is Social Work in Community-Based Health Care?
• Settings for Social Work Practice in Ambulatory Community Health Care
• Advances in Communication Technology for Health Care Practice
• Summary
• Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups
• Glossary
• PART II: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICE IN AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE
• Chapter 5. Direct Practice in Community-Based Health Care
• Introduction
• A Conceptual Process and a Tool for Critical Thinking
• Perspectives, Concepts, and Theories for Direct Practice
• Culturally Responsive Practice
• Culturally Responsive Assessment
• Evidence-Based Interventions
• Ethical Dilemmas in Direct Practice
• Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams
• Coordinating an Individual Consumer’s Care
• Summary
• Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups
• Glossary
• Chapter 6. Practice on Behalf of Health Consumer Populations
• What Is Practice on Behalf of Health Care Consumer Populations?
• Concepts for Practice: Organizations, Communities, Health Care Populations, and Problems
• Challenges in Interagency Practice on Behalf of Consumer Populations
• Collaborations and Coalitions/Consortia
• Health Promotion in Programs on Behalf of Consumer Groups
• Leadership on Behalf of Consumer Groups: What Makes a Leader Effective?
• Ethical Considerations
• Applying the Concepts for Logic Modeling of a Community Program for Children with Asthma
• Summary
• Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups
• Glossary
• Chapter 7. Evaluating Practice and Programs in Ambulatory Health
• Why Evaluate Social Work Practice?
• How Is Direct Practice Evaluated?
• How Are Programs in Community-Based Practice Evaluated?
• How Are Data Analyzed?
• Summary
• Discussion Questions and Activities for Individuals and Small Groups
• Glossary
• APPENDIXES
• Appendix A. Exemplars of Innovative Programs in Ambulatory Health Care
• Background
• Reaching Out to Latinas: Cultural Competence in an Ambulatory Health Program
• Creatively Responding to the Needs of HIV/AIDS-Affected Children
• Participatory Program Development in Perinatal Community Care
• A Vision of Health Care for the Uninsured, Working Poor Made Manifest
• Appendix B. Web Sites for Social Work in Community-Based Health Care
• General Health Topics and Information
• Specific Diseases or Health condi

O autorze

Marcia Egan, Goldie Kadushin