Health Care Social Work: A Global Perspective - Hardcover

by Winnett (Editor)

Health Care Social Work examines the ways in which various nations' health care systems affect one another and provides readers with new information about health care social workers' efforts within a global context. The book encourages readers to compare the histories, political and social influences, contemporary practices, theoretical foundations, and trends of health care social work within a broad frame of reference.

Author Biography

Ren Winnett, MSW, LICSW, is a licensed clinical social worker at Multicare Health System in Washington and a lecturer at the University of Washington Tacoma.

Rich Furman, PhD, MSW, is Professor of Social Work at the University of Washington Tacoma.

Douglas Epps, MSW, is a doctoral student in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley.

Greg Lamphear is a writer, editor, and teacher based in Asia.