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This classic book provides a wealth of useful ideas about management of social work in health care settings. Each chapter, written by a recognized leader in health care management or in the social work profession, features state-of-the-art knowledge on planning, operating, controlling, educating, financing, evaluating, and changing social work systems in health care facilities. The chapters are relevant to professionals and students of management in large complex health settings as well as to those in smaller one- or two-person departments and those in between. Social Work Administration in Health Care is a stimulating, exciting descriptive analysis of what social workers can achieve in health care settings.