Social Work in Health Care

Surjit Singh Dhooper is Professor Emeritus at the College of Social Work, University of Kentucky. His professional experience, spread over more than 40 years, includes both practice and teaching. He did clinical as well as administrative and community organizational work in health care settings for 18 years and taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels for about 25 years. He also held academic administrative positions such as Director of Ph.D. Program and Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Social Work. He was closely associated with the work of the Human Development Institute and Sanders Brown Center on Aging of the University of Kentucky. He was awarded an endowed professorship—Constance Wilson Professor of Mental Health—in 2000, which he occupied until his retirement.

This book is written by an American author with an American context. However it is well researched and discusses in depth the main issues in relation to the social worker′s role.

• Preface1. Introduction2. Health Care Settings: Their Past3. Future Needs of Health Care4. Social Work in Acute Care5. Social Work in Ambulatory Care6. Social Work in Illness Prevention and Health Promotion7. Social Work in Long-Term Care8. Thriving in Health CareReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the Author