Critical Hospital Social Work Practice

Daniel Burrows

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Routledge
30 April 2020

Social work; Geriatric nursing

Series: Routledge Advances in Social Work

Critical Hospital Social Work Practice sheds light on the fast-paced, high pressure role of the hospital social worker. At a time of public concern over the state of the NHS and the needs of a growing older population, the hospital social worker’s job is more important than ever. Yet, it is poorly understood and often overlooked by policy makers, managers and other professionals.

Employing social theory to make sense of the contemporary context of health and social care, this book highlights the vital role played by social workers in planning complex hospital discharges. It provides an in-depth account of the activities of a typical hospital social work team in the UK, drawn from rigorous ethnographic fieldwork, and contrasts this with research evidence on hospital social work practices around the world. The author points towards exciting new directions for health-related social work and social work’s potential to develop critical gerontological practice.

This book will be useful to social work students and practitioners working in hospital settings and with older people in general. It will also be of significant value to policy makers and academics who are interested in developing innovative approaches to meeting the needs of the ageing population.

By: Daniel Burrows
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780367203849
ISBN 10: 0367203847
Series: Routledge Advances in Social Work
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 30 April 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I: Key issues in hospital social work. Preface. 1 Hospital Social Work in Context. 2 A Brief History of Hospital Social Work. 3 The Current State of Hospital Social Work. 4 Using Research in Social Work. Part II: An ethnographic account of hospital social work. Preface. 5 Social Work in the ‘Iron Cage’. 6 Is it still social work? 7 The Social Work ‘Cuckoo’ in the Hospital ‘Nest'. 8 Conclusions

Daniel Burrows trained as a social worker at Cardiff University, where he and his future wife met. After seven years in practice, he moved over to teaching and completed his professional doctorate. He now lives in Cardiff with his wife and two sons and teaches on the MA Social Work at Cardiff University.

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Critical Hospital Social Work Practice

Daniel Burrows

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