1st Edition

Families and Health Care Psychosocial Practice

By Kathleen Ell Copyright 1990
    320 Pages
    by Routledge

    320 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book offers an antidote to the medicalization of health care and observes the special needs of socioeconomically disadvantaged persons with respect to health. It is useful for practitioners in the fields of mental health, family and child welfare, gerontology, and industrial practice.

    1. Relevant Theoretical Frameworks 2. Research on Health, Illness, and Families 3. The Social Environment and Family-Focused Health Care 4. Evaluation of Family Interventions 5. Assessment Frameworks and Assessment Tools 6. Social Work Intervention with Families in Health Care 7. Family Therapy 8. Crisis Intervention 9. Discharge Planning, Placement, and Follow-up 10. Group Work with Families

    Biography

    Kathleen Ell