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Palliative care: a guide for health social workers

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • FOR
ISBN:
  • 9780190669614 (updf)
  • 9780190669621 (epub)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Palliative careDDC classification:
  • 361.3 23
LOC classification:
  • HV3001.A4
Contents:
Introduction : in plain sight / Terry Altilio, Meagan Leimena, and Bridget Sumser -- The convergence of social work practice : integrating health social work and specialist palliative care / Colleen Mulkerin -- Structure and process of care / Anne Keleman and Regina Tosca -- Physical aspects of care / Terry Altilio and Meagan Leimena -- Psychological aspects of care / Christopher Onderdunk and Katherine Thornberry -- Social aspects of care / Karra Bikson -- Spiritual aspects of care / Dana Ribiero-Miller, Melissa Stewart, and Bridget Sumser -- Cultural aspects of care / Yvette Colon -- Care of patients and families at the end of life / Susan Conceicao and Ginny Swenson -- Ethical and legal aspect of care / Kathy Smolinksi -- Special issues in children and older adults -- Epilogue : "I don't know how I got here" / Terry Altilio.
Summary: "This book is an innovative, practical approach to equipping health social workers with theoretical and clinical tools to integrate palliative care principles into practice with individuals, families, teams and institutions. The editors and authors seek to honor the coherence of palliative care and social work, re- awakening the potential of thousands of health social workers to lead and inform the IOM mandate for high quality, humane patient- centered family focused care"-- Provided by publisher.
Item type: 4 Week Loan List(s) this item appears in: Connolly Hospital New Books Sept 2022
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : in plain sight / Terry Altilio, Meagan Leimena, and Bridget Sumser -- The convergence of social work practice : integrating health social work and specialist palliative care / Colleen Mulkerin -- Structure and process of care / Anne Keleman and Regina Tosca -- Physical aspects of care / Terry Altilio and Meagan Leimena -- Psychological aspects of care / Christopher Onderdunk and Katherine Thornberry -- Social aspects of care / Karra Bikson -- Spiritual aspects of care / Dana Ribiero-Miller, Melissa Stewart, and Bridget Sumser -- Cultural aspects of care / Yvette Colon -- Care of patients and families at the end of life / Susan Conceicao and Ginny Swenson -- Ethical and legal aspect of care / Kathy Smolinksi -- Special issues in children and older adults -- Epilogue : "I don't know how I got here" / Terry Altilio.

"This book is an innovative, practical approach to equipping health social workers with theoretical and clinical tools to integrate palliative care principles into practice with individuals, families, teams and institutions. The editors and authors seek to honor the coherence of palliative care and social work, re- awakening the potential of thousands of health social workers to lead and inform the IOM mandate for high quality, humane patient- centered family focused care"-- Provided by publisher.

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