Gerontological Home Health Care : : A Guide for the Social Work Practitioner / / Marcia Egan, Goldie Kadushin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Kadushin, Goldie,; Egan, Marcia,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)

Longer life expectancy, the aging baby boom population, and increasing numbers of older adults with chronic health conditions who want to remain at home are generating an urgent need for providers who possess specialized knowledge and skills in home heath care. Answering the urgent call for a textbook that deals with specifically with adults in this setting, Goldie Kadushin and Marcia Egan synthesize empirical research to extract practical applications for practice, emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care by discussing the field's most relevant issues. The authors include chapters on home health care policies and funding, cultural and diversity issues, the contemporary challenges of the social work role in home health care, the development of a relationship, the client's role in helping with care, practice evaluation, and individual and social system assessment and intervention. They provide detailed case studies and directions for accessing rapid assessment instruments throughout the text. The also include programs, resources, and corresponding websites that link to appropriate services.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Context of Social Work Practice in Home Health Care -- 2. The Social Work Role in Home Health Care -- 3. Culturally Competent Social Work Practice in Home Health Care -- 4. Engagement of the Client in Home Health Care -- 5. Social Work Assessment of the Individual in Home Health Care -- 6. Social Work Assessment of Social Systems in Home Health Care -- 7. Social Work Interventions with the Individual in Home Health Care -- 8. Social Work Interventions with Social Systems in Home Health Care -- 9. Evaluating Social Work Practice in Home Health Care -- Afterword -- Appendix: Internet Resources -- Works Cited -- Index