Gerontological Home Health Care: A Guide for the Social Work Practitioner

Goldie Kadushin and Marcia Egan

Paper, 280 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 1 tables
ISBN: 978-0-231-12465-2
$34.50 / £20.50

June, 2008
Cloth, 280 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 1 tables
ISBN: 978-0-231-12464-5
$84.50 / £49.50

"Goldie Kadushin and Marcia Egan, leaders in their field, effectively argue the importance of social work in home health care. Their book masterfully integrates information on practice, policy, and research and highlights pathways for the future. It is a much-needed addition to our knowledge base and meets the needs of older adults of today and tomorrow." — Ji Seon Lee, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service

"This guide is an excellent resource for anyone interested in gerontological social work practice, whether they are currently working in home health care or not. A comprehensive resource for practitioners and students alike." — Joan K. Davitt, assistant professor and Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice

Related Subjects

• Gerontology

About the Author

Goldie Kadushin is a professor of social work at the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author, of The Social Work Interview: A Guide for Human Services Professionals (4th edition) with Alfred Kadushin. Marcia Egan is associate professor at the College of Social Work, University of Tennessee. She is author, with Goldie Kadushin, of Social Work Practice in Community-Based Health Care. The gerontological focus of her empirical research and scholarship contributes to the knowledge base for effective practice in home health practice.

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