About Medical Social Work. General Medical Social Work. The Renal Social Worker. The Cardiac Care Social Worker. The Hospice Social Worker. Organ Transplant Social Work. Pediatric Oncology Social Work. Oncology Social Work with Adults. The HIV/AIDS Social Worker. Social Work in the Rehabilitation Unit. The Social Worker in the Burn Unit. Social Work in the Emergency Room. Rural Hospital Social Work. Social Work on the Psychiatric Unit. Social Work in the Pediatric Unit. The Interface of Medicine and Social Work.
Joan Beder, DSW, is a Professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University in New York. She has been a social worker, specializing in areas of medical social work for 30 years, with particular interest in working with those who are terminally ill/dying. She is the author of Voices of Bereavement: A Casebook for Grief Counselors.
'What is captivating about this book is that it is so easy to read
and practical in its application. It is one of the first dedicated
to this growing area of specialization that clearly gives hospital
social work and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration
its due. With enthusiastic optimism and passion, the author
provides the reader with an awareness of the key issues and
concerns that surround this journey, while also providing the
practice tools needed for new and seasoned medical social workers
to maintain and cultivate their place at the table in this
competitive, interdisciplinary field of practice.' –- Sophia F.
Dziegielewski, School of Social Work, University of Cincinnati,
USA.'Beder’s book is a refreshing and interesting perspective on
hospital social work. Interviews with social workers, a cogent
description of each practice area, and examples of the art and
science of social work are presented so that the reader can
understand what it is like to be a social worker, with all its
rewards and frustrations. It is a worthwhile addition to the health
care social work literature.' - Gary Rosenberg, Edith J. Baerwald
Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School
of Medicine, New York, USA.
“What is captivating about this book is that it is so easy to read
and practical in its application. It is one of the first dedicated
to this growing area of specialization that clearly gives hospital
social work and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration
its due. With enthusiastic optimism and passion, the author
provides the reader with an awareness of the key issues and
concerns that surround this journey, while also providing the
practice tools needed for new and seasoned medical social workers
to maintain and cultivate their place at the table in this
competitive, interdisciplinary field of practice.” –- Sophia F.
Dziegielewski, Ph.D., LCSW, Professor and Director of the School of
Social Work, University of Cincinnati“Beder’s book is a refreshing
and interesting perspective on hospital social work. Interviews
with social workers, a cogent description of each practice area,
and examples of the art and science of social work are presented so
that the reader can understand what it is like to be a social
worker, with all its rewards and frustrations. It is a worthwhile
addition to the health care social work literature.” -- Gary
Rosenberg, Ph.D., Edith J. Baerwald Professor of Community and
Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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