Product Description: Connect multiple resources to form effective strategies to deal with AIDSAn effective strategy to deal with the AIDS epidemic is to have a wide range of scientists, clinicians, front-line workers, and clients distribute theory, care, and resource knowledge geometrically through all levels...read more

Product Description: An absorbing exploration of the growth of social work at the Mount Sinai Medical CenterThe Social Work-Medicine Relationship: 100 Years at Mount Sinai explores the lessons learned in the formation and management of social work departments in health care, through the perspective of the hospital internationally acclaimed for excellence in clinical care, education, and scientific research...read more

Product Description: The most current information--in the words of the top men in their fields!In this unique book, the leaders of the major United States Institutions--the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse--present intriguing statements on the future of behavior science on health care practices...read more

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Product Description: In this insightful book, a broad group of social work managers discusses what makes an effective social work administrator. The contributing authors describe their work and work environment, detailing what qualities and traits are needed--within themselves, their co-workers, and their organizations--to be effective and successful now and in the future...read more

Product Description: The contributing authors of this volume--respected authorities on health care and social work--describe the shift from hospital based care to ambulatory patient and family focused community based services. Social Work in Ambulatory Care assists readers who need to develop, plan, and implement new social work roles for a changing health care system...read more

Product Description: This invaluable text addresses the social organizational approach to education in present day academic health centers. The many changes in the provision of health services that are a result of the reallocation of government resources are discussed...read more

Product Description: This invaluable text addresses the social organizational approach to education in present day academic health centers. The many changes in the provision of health services that are a result of the reallocation of government resources are discussed...read more

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.