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Format:
Paperback
288 pp.
6.125" x 9.25"

ISBN-13:
9780190669607

Copyright Year:
2019

Imprint: OUP US

Palliative Care

A Guide for Health Social Workers

Edited by Bridget Sumser, Meagan Leimena and Terry Altilio

Accessible and instructive, Palliative Care guides and inspires health social workers to integrate palliative care principles into their current clinical practice. Through the lenses of environmental theory and intersectionality, rich case narratives and diverse practice settings highlight opportunities for social workers to enhance their work, thereby advancing whole-person care in the face of serious illness. The volume also models engagement, assessment, and intervention through key palliative care skills and language. Chapters include questions to concretize ideas and demonstrate real-world application, while case narratives cover a range of settings, diagnoses, and populations. This book is a useful tool for any social worker working with individuals and families navigating complex health care systems.

Readership : Health social workers in a range of settings, as well as BSW students, MSW students, PHD/DSW students, clinicians, educators, Interprofessional Palliative Care Education Programs, and related health professionals (public health professionals/managers, health educators, etc.).

Forwards, Merce Bern-Klug, Shirley Otis-Green, Stacy Remke and Barbara Jones
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Introduction: In Plain Sight, Terry Altilio, Meagan Leimena, and Bridget Sumser
1. The Convergence of Social Work Practice: Integrating Health Social Work and Specialist Palliative Care, Colleen Mulkerin
2. Structure and Process of Care, Anne Keleman and Regina Tosca
3. Physical Aspects of Care, Terry Altilio and Meagan Leimena
4. Psychological Aspects of Care, Christopher Onderdunk and Katherine Thornberry
5. Social Aspects of Care, Karra Bikson
6. Spiritual Aspects of Care, Dana Ribiero-Miller, Melissa Stewart, and Bridget Sumser
7. Cultural Aspects of Care, Yvette Colon
8. Care of Patients and Families at the End of Life, Susan Conceicao and Ginny Swenson
9. Ethical and Legal Aspect of Care, Kathy Smolinksi
10. Special Issues in Children and Older Adults
Introduction: Terry Altilio, Meagan Leimena, and Bridget Sumser
Children: Allie Shukraft and Martha Shermer
Older Adults: Merce Bern-Klug and Amy Lemke
Epilogue: "I Don't Know How I Got Here", Terry Altilio
Appendix:
A. Narrative Summaries
B. General Resources

There are no Instructor/Student Resources available at this time.

Bridget Sumser, MSW, is a Clinical Social Worker at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.

Meagan Leimena, MSW, MPH, is a Palliative Care Social Work Consultant

Terry Altilio, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, is a Social Work Coordinator in the Division of Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Beth Israel.

Making Sense in the Social Sciences - Margot Northey, Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese
Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care - Edited by Mari Lloyd-Williams
Textbook of Palliative Care Communication - Edited by Elaine Wittenberg, Betty Ferrell, Joy Goldsmith, Thomas Smith, Myra Glajchen, George Handzo, and others
Handbook of Oncology Social Work - Edited by Grace Christ, Carolyn Messner and Lynn Behar
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work - Edited by Terry Altilio and Shirley Otis-Green
Foreword by Betty Ferrell and Russell Portenoy, MD

Special Features

Integrates environmental theory with intersectionality using a theoretical framework.
Uses narrative examples that cover various demographic populations, health care settings, diagnoses, and illness trajectories.
Features contributing authors representing a range of clinicians, academics, and educators.
Models documentation to inform clinical work while respecting confidentiality.
Shares assessment questions that link chapter content to practice and policy.
Highlights opportunities for health social workers to integrate palliative care into current practice.