Social Work and Health Care

Catalog description

This course provides students with a conceptual, ethical, and practice framework for social work practice in health care settings. It provides an overview of the United States healthcare system, the unique knowledge and skill base of social work in health care, the bio-psycho-social-spiritual impact of illness on patients and their family members, and the special psychosocial needs of populations most often served and underserved in medical settings. The course also provides an overview of common ethical dilemmas unique to social work practice in health care.