Critical hospital social work practice / Daniel Burrows.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burrows, Daniel, author.

Series:

Routledge advances in social work.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical social work--England.

Medical social work.

Medical social work--Evaluation.

Hospital care.

Social case work--England.

Social case work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"Critical Hospital Social Work Practice sheds light on the fast-paced, high pressure role of the hospital social worker. At a time of public concern over the state of the NHS and the needs of a growing older population, the hospital social worker's job is more important than ever. Yet, it is poorly understood and often overlooked by policy makers, managers and other professionals"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Chapter 1: Key issues in hospital social work

Chapter 2: Hospital social work in context

Chapter 3: A brief history of hospital social work

Chapter 4: The current state of hospital social work

Chapter 5: Using research in social work.

Part II. Chapter 6: An ethnographic account of hospital social work

Chapter 7: Social work in the 'iron cage'

Chapter 8: Is it still social work?

Chapter 9: The social work 'cuckoo' in the hospital 'nest'

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-53680-1

0-429-26121-7

0-429-52333-5

9780429261213

OCLC:

1134458967