| Description |
1 online resource (x, 348 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
End-of-life care : a series
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End-of-life care.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. End-of-life care in the United States -- 2. Current status of social work in hospice -- 3. A model for psychosocial and spiritual care in hospice -- 4. Hospice social work practice on the micro level -- 5. Mezzo context of hospice social work : work with families, groups, and interdisciplinary teams -- 6. Macro context of hospice social work : organization, community, and larger society -- 7. Cultural competence in hospice -- 8. Personal preparation and social worker self-care -- 9. Future challenges in the field of hospice social work -- Appendix A. Social work assessment tool -- Appendix B. Standards for palliative and end-of-life care : National Association of Social Workers -- Appendix C. Team functioning scale. |
| Summary |
"The first text to explore the history, characteristics, and challenges of hospice social work, this volume weaves leading research into an underlying framework for practice and care. A longtime practitioner, Dona J. Reese describes the hospice social work role in assessment and intervention with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and the community, while honestly confronting the personal and professional difficulties of such life-changing work. She introduces a well-tested model of psychosocial and spiritual variables that predict hospice client outcomes, and she advances a social work assessment tool to document their occurrence. Operating at the center of national leaders' coordinated efforts to develop and advance professional organizations and guidelines for end-of-life care, Reese reaches out with support and practice information, helping social workers understand their significance in treating the whole person, contributing to the cultural competence of hospice settings, and claiming a definitive place within the hospice team."--Publisher's website. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social work with the terminally ill -- United States.
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Social work with the terminally ill. |
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United States. |
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Hospice care -- United States.
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Hospice care. |
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Medical social work -- United States.
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Medical social work. |
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Hospice Care. |
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Social Work -- methods. |
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Terminally Ill. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reese, Dona J. Hospice social work. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2013 9780231134347 (DLC) 2012019677 (OCoLC)793973952 |
| ISBN |
9780231508735 (electronic book) |
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0231508735 (electronic book) |
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9780231134347 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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0231134347 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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9780231134354 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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0231134355 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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