Social Work, Health, and International Development: Compassion in Social Policy and Practice

by Dumont; Serge

• ISBN13: 9780789035127
• ISBN10: 078903512X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-06-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Social Work, Health, and International Development: Compassion in Social Policy and Practice presents leading international experts from a range of disciplines providing the latest in research, theory, and practical solutions to advance social work in health care issues. Readers get a refreshed view on ways to put social policy into a compassionate and empathetic framework with strategies to more effectively meet today's challenges in social work and health care. This superb selection of papers from the Fourth International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health held in Quebec provides a unique perspective on social work and the development of a more compassionate world.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Social Work and the Development of a More Compassionate World: Experiences and Knowledge to Share	p. 3
Compassion and Solidarity
The Fourth International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health Welcoming Remarks	p. 13
Compassion and Solidarity	p. 17
Ethical Preferences for the Clinical Practice of Empowerment Social Work	p. 29
HIV-AIDS
Cultural Competence in HIV Prevention and Care: Different Histories, Shared Future	p. 45
We Care Don't We? Social Workers, the Profession and HIV/AIDS	p. 55
An Investigation of the Practice of Unsafe Sex Yet Repeated HIV Testing	p. 73
Aging
Promoting the Psychosocial Health of the Elderly-The Role of Social Workers	p. 91
Promoting Older People's Voices-The Contribution of Social Work to Inter-Disciplinary Research	p. 111
Practice
Do Culturally Sensitive Services for Chinese In-Patients Make a Difference?	p. 129
Does Difference Matter? Diversity and Human Rights in a Hospital Workplace	p. 145
Best Practice Case Management for Improved Medical Adherence	p. 161
Improvement of Return Rates in a Neonatal Hearing Screening Program: The Contribution of Social Work	p. 179
Physicians' Ability to Influence the Life-Style Behaviors of Diabetic Patients: Implications for Social Work	p. 191
Perceptions of Online Support for Hospitalized Children and Adolescents	p. 205
Clinical Practice Standards and Ethical Issues Applied to a Virtual Group Intervention for Spousal Caregivers of People with Alzheimer's	p. 225
An Evaluation of Dyadic Peer Support for Caregiving Parents of Children with Chronic Lung Disease Requiring Technology Assistance	p. 245
Knowledge and Social Work in Health Care-The Case of Finland	p. 261
Index	p. 279
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