Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context

This fully revised and expanded fifth edition of Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context maintains its use of the Practice-in-Context (PiC) decision-making framework to explore a wide range of social work services in healthcare settings. The PiC is updated in this edition to attend to social determinants of health and structural conditions. The PiC framework is applied in over 30 case chapters to reflect varied health and social care settings with multiple populations.

Fully updated to reflect the landscape of healthcare provision in the US since the Affordable Care Act was reaffirmed in 2020, the cases are grounded by "primer" chapters to illustrate the necessary decisional and foundational skills for best practices in social work in health settings. The cases cover micro through macro level work with individuals, families, groups, and communities across the life course. The PiC framework helps maintain focus on each of the practice decisions a social worker must make when working with a variety of clients (including military veterans, refugees, LGBTQ+ clients).

The ideal textbook for social work in healthcare and clinical social work classes, this thought-provoking volume thoroughly integrates social work theory and practice and provides an excellent opportunity for understanding particular techniques and interventions.

Judith L.M. McCoyd, PhD, LCSW is an Associate Professor at Rutgers University School of Social Work, having served as a health social worker in perinatal, oncology, and emergency room settings in the 1980s through the early 2000s. Her research and practice lie at the intersection of physical and mental health, loss and grief, and interprofessional collaboration.

Jessica Euna Lee, PhD, LSW is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University School of Social Work, having practiced as a health social worker with refugee and immigrant communities. Her research and practice focus on refugee and global health, health equity, ethics, forced migration, decolonizing practices, and community-driven interventions.

Toba Schwaber Kerson, DSW, PhD is Mary Hale Chase Professor Emeritus in Social Sciences and Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College. As a Fulbright Specialist, she has lectured and consulted about social work in public health at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, and the French Social Work Training Institute in Marseille, France. In retirement, Professor Kerson continues to follow her passions for social work, public health, and civic responsibility.