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Gerontological Home Health Care: A Guide for the Social Work Practitioner
Goldie Kadushin
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Description for Gerontological Home Health Care: A Guide for the Social Work Practitioner
Paperback. Emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care through a discussion of the field's relevant issues, this work includes 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; and practice evaluation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231124652
SKU
V9780231124652
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About Goldie Kadushin
Goldie Kadushin is a professor of social work at the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author, of The Social Work Interview: A Guide for Human Services Professionals (4th edition) with Alfred Kadushin.Marcia Egan is associate professor at the College of Social Work, University of Tennessee. She is author, with Goldie Kadushin, of Social ... Read more
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