A guide for nursing home social workers [[electronic resource] /] / Elise M. Beaulieu

• Autore: Beaulieu Elise M
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer, c2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1; 362.1/0425; 362.10425
• Soggetto topico: Medical social work - United States; Social work with older people - United States; Nursing homes - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Halftiltle; About the Author; Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I: SOCIAL WORK IN NURSING FACILITIES; 1. The Changing Face of Nursing Home Social Work; 2. Basic Orientation; 3. Charts and Documentation; 4. Assessment and the Plan of Care; PART II: THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM; 5. The Interdisciplinary Meeting; 6. Room Changes; 7. Facility Staff Training and In-Services; 8. Social Work Consultation in the Nursing Facility; PART III: NURSING FACILITIES AND GOVERNING OVERSIGHTS; 9. Screenings for Long-Term Care ; 10. Preadmission and Admission toNursing Facilities11. OBRA-The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; 12. Legal Auspices of Social Work; 13. The Minimum Data Set and the Social Worker; 14. The Long-Term CareOmbudsman Program; 15. State Surveys and JCAHO Surveys; 16. Policies in the Nursing Facility; PART IV: DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND CARE ISSUES; 17. Dementia; 18. Depression; 19. Medication and Antipsychotic Medication; 20. Pain in Older Adults; 21. Sexuality; 22. Mental Health Consultants; 23. Groups in Nursing Facilities; 24. Families and Next of Kin ; 25. Diversity, Culture, Ethnicity, and Long-Term Care Facilities26. Spirituality and Religious Observance; PART V: ETHICS; 27. Social Work Ethics; 28. Legal Representatives; 29. Abuse, Neglect, and Mistreatment; 30. Confidentiality; PART VI: COMMUNITY LIAISONS; 31. Resident Finances in theNursing Home; 32. Transfer and Discharge; 33. Community Services; 34. Funeral Arrangements; 35. Disaster Planning; 36. Troubles in Paradise; Appendix: Standardized Forms; Social Service Job Description Sample; Initial Social Service History and Assessment Form; Social Service History Initial Assessment ; Quarterly Social Service Note FormSocial Service Quarterly Progress Note; Social Service Evaluation Form; Social Service Evaluation; Interdisciplinary Team Meeting Record; Preadmission Screening Scenario; Identification Screening for Nonrecipients Waiving LTCScreening (Massachusetts Example); Notices for Transfer or Discharge; Example of 30-Day Notice of Intent to Transfer/Discharge Resident; Example of a Request for a Hearing; Example of Notice of Intent to Transfer or Discharge Resident With Expedited Appeal; Bed-Hold Form; Bed-Hold Policy and Notice (Massachusetts Sample) ; Community Discharge Plan FormCommunity Discharge Plan; Nursing Home Social Work Practice Standards: An Example From Massachusetts; Health Care Proxy Form (Massachusetts and New York); Massachusetts Health Care Proxy; New York State Health Care Proxy; HIPAA Policy Example; Online Resources; Glossary of Commonly Used Terms and Abbreviations; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Beaulieu's decades of social work practice illuminate every chapter, her years of networking with colleagues in Massachusetts and nationwide enhance every paragraph, and nuggets of insight earned through successfully establishing meaningful relationships with residents and families are reflected in every word. She knows her stuff and through this book shares it with others who are committed to enhancing the quality of life of nursing home residents through excellent social work services."". From the Foreword by Mercedes Bern-Klug , PhD, MSW, MA The University of Iowa School of Social Work. T
• Titolo autorizzato: A guide for nursing home social workers
• ISBN: 0-8261-9349-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465396103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II