Chapter 1. Introduction
Ren Winnett, Sandy S. Kim, Rich Furman, Douglas Epps, and Greg
Lamphear
Section 1. Foundation Chapters
Chapter 2. Health Care in a Global World
Govind Hariharan
Chapter 3. Transnational Health Care
Tomas Mainil and Sabina Stan
Chapter 4. Health Care Social Work in the United States
Ren Winnett
Section 2. Global Case Studies
Chapter 5. The Role of Social Work in Australian Health Care
Settings
Helen M. Cleak
Chapter 6. Health Care Social Work in China
Peter P. Szto
Chapter 7. The Role of the Social Worker in Health Care in Cuba
Dolly R. Sacristan
Chapter 8. Health Care Social Work in England
Malcome Payne
Chapter 9. Health Care Social Work in India
Nemthianngai Guite
Chapter 10. Health Care Social Work in Nigeria
Uzoma Odera Okoye
Chapter 11. Health Care Social Work in Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Albrithen
Chapter 12. Social Work in Health Care in South Africa
Charlene Laurence Carbonatto
Chapter 13. Health Care Social Work in Sweden
Manuela Sjöström
Chapter 14. Health Care Social Work in Turkey: An Evolving Field of
Practice
Tarik Tuncay
Chapter 15. Health Care Social Work in Ukraine
Tetyana Semigina
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.
"This accessible collection will be valuable for anyone interested
in global sociology or social work; in addition, nonspecialists
will find a wealth of ideas to research. Highly recommended." --
CHOICE
"The authors and editors of this important new book are to be
congratulated for compiling a collection of informative
contributions on health care and social work around the world.
Detailed, insightful, and global in scope, it will serve as an
important resource for many years to come." -- James Midgley, PhD,
Professor of the Graduate School, School of Social Welfare,
University of California, Berkeley
"This text offers a detailed picture of the rich inter-professional
relationships that exist between health-focused social workers and
the multilayered network of professionals, family members, and
friends that are essential to promoting the fullest possible
well-being of everyone impacted by a patient's illness or
disability. A first-class book put together by an exceptional group
of contributors, it belongs on the shelf of all seriously minded
professionals
focused on the social aspects of health, illness, and recovery." --
Richard J. Estes, , DSW, MSW, Professor of Social Welfare, School
of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania;
Editor,
Health Care and the Social Services: Social Work Practice in Health
Care
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