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Critical hospital social work practice / Daniel Burrows.

By: Burrows, Daniel [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Publisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780429261213; 0429261217; 9780429551505; 0429551509; 9780429523335; 0429523335; 9780429536809; 0429536801Subject(s): Medical social work -- England | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social WorkDDC classification: 362.1/0425 LOC classification: HV687.5.G7 | B87 2020Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement
Contents:
Part I. Key issues in hospital social work -- Hospital social work in context -- A brief history of hospital social work -- The current state of hospital social work -- Using research in social work -- Part II. An ethnographic account of hospital social work -- Social work in the 'iron cage' -- Is it still social work? -- The social work 'cuckoo' in the hospital 'nest' -- Conclusions.
Summary: "Critical Hospital Social Work Practice sheds light on the fast-paced, high pressure role of the hospital social worker. At a time of public concern over the state of the NHS and the needs of a growing older population, the hospital social worker's job is more important than ever. Yet, it is poorly understood and often overlooked by policy makers, managers and other professionals"-- Provided by publisher.
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Part I. Key issues in hospital social work -- Hospital social work in context -- A brief history of hospital social work -- The current state of hospital social work -- Using research in social work -- Part II. An ethnographic account of hospital social work -- Social work in the 'iron cage' -- Is it still social work? -- The social work 'cuckoo' in the hospital 'nest' -- Conclusions.

"Critical Hospital Social Work Practice sheds light on the fast-paced, high pressure role of the hospital social worker. At a time of public concern over the state of the NHS and the needs of a growing older population, the hospital social worker's job is more important than ever. Yet, it is poorly understood and often overlooked by policy makers, managers and other professionals"-- Provided by publisher.

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