Handbook for Public Health Social Work

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Social Work, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Public Health
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Author: Elaine T. Jurkowski, MSW, PhD, Robert Keefe, PhD ISBN: 9780826107435
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company Publication: November 15, 2012
Imprint: Springer Publishing Company Language: English
Author: Elaine T. Jurkowski, MSW, PhD, Robert Keefe, PhD
ISBN: 9780826107435
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Publication: November 15, 2012
Imprint: Springer Publishing Company
Language: English

Public health social work is an interdisciplinary, epidemiologically oriented approach to improving human health and well-being. About one quarter of all social workers in the United States currently work in medical or public health settings, a number that is expected to increase significantly in coming years. This handbook, written and edited by respected leaders of the Social Work Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA), describes the rapidly expanding roles of public health social workers as these two disciplines continue to join forces.

The handbook describes how the alliance of social work and public health has already made significant progress and ways in which it will further improve health care in the United States. It addresses job opportunities for public health social workers in such fields as disease prevention, health promotion, child welfare, gerontology, disaster response, trauma intervention, substance abuse, outreach services, and advocacy. It also covers public health social work with special populations and in neighborhood, rural, and global settings.

Key Features:

  • Authored by highly respected APHA Social Work members
  • Describes the ways in which the alliance of social work and public health is improving health care
  • Highlights key settings and job opportunities for public health social workers
  • Addresses public health social work with special populations and its relationship to such medical topics as chronic conditions, HIV/AIDS, disabilities, and more
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Public health social work is an interdisciplinary, epidemiologically oriented approach to improving human health and well-being. About one quarter of all social workers in the United States currently work in medical or public health settings, a number that is expected to increase significantly in coming years. This handbook, written and edited by respected leaders of the Social Work Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA), describes the rapidly expanding roles of public health social workers as these two disciplines continue to join forces.

The handbook describes how the alliance of social work and public health has already made significant progress and ways in which it will further improve health care in the United States. It addresses job opportunities for public health social workers in such fields as disease prevention, health promotion, child welfare, gerontology, disaster response, trauma intervention, substance abuse, outreach services, and advocacy. It also covers public health social work with special populations and in neighborhood, rural, and global settings.

Key Features:

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