Palliative care : a guide for health social workers / edited by Bridget Sumser, Meagan Leimena, and Terry Altilio.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leimena, Meagan, 1981- editor.

Sumser, Bridget, 1983- editor.

Altilio, Terry, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with the terminally ill.

Palliative treatment.

Terminal care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-066962-4

0-19-066961-6