Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work [Hardcover]

TheOxford Textbook of Palliative Social Workis a comprehensive, evidence-informed text that addresses the needs of professionals who provide interdisciplinary, culturally sensitive, biopsychosocial-spiritual care for patients and families living with life-threatening illness. Social workers from diverse settings will benefit from its international scope and wealth of patient and family narratives. Unique to this scholarly text is its emphasis on the collaborative nature inherent in palliative care. This definitive resource is edited by two leading palliative social work pioneers who bring together an array of international authors who provide clinicians, researchers, policy-makers, and academics with a broad range of content to enrich the guidelines recommended by the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care.

Foreword by Betty R. Ferrell
Foreword by Kathleen M. Foley
Foreword by Russell K. Portenoy

Preface: We're not in Kansas Anymore - Terry Altilio and Shirley Otis-Green

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Section 1
Historical Context
1.Social Work and Palliative Care: The Early History - Dame Cicely Saunders
2.Palliative Social Work: An Historical Perspective - Bernice Catherine Harper
3.Defining Social Work's Role and Leadership Contributions in Palliative Care - Susan Blacker and Grace H. Christ
4.Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? The Emerging Identity of Palliative Social Workers - Philip C. Higgins

Section 2
Social Work Practice: Setting Specific
5.Palliative Care Consultation - Colleen M. Mulkerin
6.Palliative Social Work in the Intensive Care Unit - Andrew J. McCormick
7.Palliative Social Work in the Emergency Department - Robin Rudy Lawson
8.Social Work and Palliative Care in Hospice - Sherri Weisenfluh
9.Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care: The Invaluable Role of Social Work - Stacy F. Orloff