Hospice Social Work (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780231134354)

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.

Author: Dona Reese
ISBN-10: 0231134355
ISBN-13: 9780231134354
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2013
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2013