| Dying, Death, & Bereavement in Social Work Practice: Decision Cases for Advanced Practice Contributor(s): Wolfer, Terry (Author), Runnion, Vicki (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231141742 ISBN-13: 9780231141741 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Working with Clients who face end-of-life issues requires responsibility for difficult decisions that concern a client's selfdetermination, the kind of death he or she will have, and the prolongation of life. Practitioners also need to remain sensitive to the beliefs and needs of family members and the legal, ethical, and spiritual ramifications of the client's death. Featuring twenty-eight decision cases based on interviews with professional social workers, this unique volume allows students to wrestle with the often incomplete and conflicting information, ethical issues, and time constraints of a "live" case. Instead of offering easy solutions, this book presents dilemmas that are a source of ongoing debate between practitioners and provides students with the opportunity to confront their own responses, beliefs, and uncertainties regarding one of the most profound experiences of life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Risk Assessment - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Gerontology |
| Dewey: 362.104 |
| LCCN: 2007043083 |
| Series: End of Life Care |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7" W x 10" (1.45 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Practitioners who work with clients at the end of their lives face difficult decisions concerning the client's self-determination, the kind of death he or she will have, and the prolongation of life. They must also remain sensitive to the beliefs and needs of family members and the legal, ethical, and spiritual ramifications of the client's death. Featuring twenty-three decision cases based on interviews with professional social workers, this unique volume allows students to wrestle with the often incomplete and conflicting information, ethical issues, and time constraints of actual cases. Instead of offering easy solutions, this book provides detailed accounts that provoke stimulating debates among students, enabling them to confront their own responses, beliefs, and uncertainties to hone their critical thinking and decision making skills for professional practice. *Please note: Teaching Notes for this volume will be available from Electronic Hallway in Spring 2010. To access the Teaching Notes, you must first become a member of the Electronic Hallway. The main Electronic Hallway web page is at https: //hallway.org/index.php. To join, click Become a Hallway Member in the Get Involved category or point your browser directly to https: //hallway.org/involved/join.php and provide the required information. After your instructor status has been confirmed, you will receive an e-mail granting access to the Electronic Hallway. Once logged on to Electronic Hallway as a member, click Case Search in the Cases and Resources category on themain web page. Enter "death, dying, bereavement" (without the quotation marks) in the search box, select "all of the words" in the drop down menu, and click Submit. The search process will generate a list of Teaching Notes for cases from Dying, Death, and Bereavement in Social Work Practice: Decision Cases for Advanced Practice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wolfer, Terry: - Terry Wolfer is professor of social work at the University of South Carolina. He is the author of Decision Cases for Generalist Social Work Practice (Cengage, 2005), Death, Dying, and Bereavement in Social Work Practice (CUP, 2008), and Decision Cases for Advanced Social Work Practice (CUP, 2013). |