Learn of the diverse ways that social workers are using groups in health care to meet the needs of patients and their families. Groups in Health Care Settings will advance your understanding of how groups can facilitate more caring, responsive delivery of health services by illustrating state-of-the-art practice in social group work. This remarkable book exemplifies many of the creative approaches that practitioners and researchers are using to advance the development of group work and promote more holistic health care in ...
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Learn of the diverse ways that social workers are using groups in health care to meet the needs of patients and their families. Groups in Health Care Settings will advance your understanding of how groups can facilitate more caring, responsive delivery of health services by illustrating state-of-the-art practice in social group work. This remarkable book exemplifies many of the creative approaches that practitioners and researchers are using to advance the development of group work and promote more holistic health care in spite of the barriers to working with groups that are often erected by complex health care systems. Experts provide examples of effective group work related to such major health concerns as heart disease, cancer, AIDS, sickle cell disease, and other life threatening health crises. This comprehensive book also offers authoritative, practical guidance for implementing group services in health care systems, from developing the skills needed to conduct groups to gaining institutional acceptance and support for group programs. Social workers new to the field as well as experienced practitioners will benefit greatly from reading this account of state-of-the-art group work practice in health care. Social work educators teaching social group work and courses in health care specializations will find this volume a particularly useful reference.
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Very Good. 0866569731. 184 pages. Learn of the diverse ways that social workers are using groups in health care to meet the needs of patients and their families. Will advance your understanding of how groups can facilitate more caring, responsive delivery of health services by illustrating state-of-the-art practice in social group work. Prior owner's name atop front flyleaf. Rubber stamp upon title page, otherwise clean and unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT REIMBURSEMENT medical Social Work united States Social Group Work Self-help Groups Processes Environment Methods 184 pages. Learn of the diverse ways that social workers are using groups in health care to meet the need.