Chapter 1. Autoimmune Diseases -- Chapter 2. Cancer and Oncology Social Work -- Chapter 3. Cancer: Leukemia and Lymphoma -- Chapter 4. Communicable Diseases -- Chapter 5. Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases -- Chapter 6. Diabetes -- Chapter 7. Heart and Lung Failure -- Chapter 8 -- Heart Attack and Stroke -- Chapter 9. Liver and Kidney Diseases -- Chapter 10 -- Organ Transplant -- Chapter 11. Traumatic Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury -- Chapter 12. Communicating with Children About an Adult's Illness -- Chapter 13. Trauma-Informed Approaches and Interventions In Serious Illness -- Chapter 14. Contemporary Issues in Healthcare.

This book examines the complexities of clinical social work practice in healthcare today. It identifies many of the psychological, social, emotional and spiritual aspects of physical illness in adults. The approach draws on theories from trauma, crisis intervention and supportive counseling, as well as empirical literature from other healthcare fields. Recognizing that social work roles in healthcare range from short-term or crisis-oriented interventions to ongoing, depth-oriented relationships, the authors develop clinical assessment and intervention useful for social workers in various healthcare settings. By utilizing a common frame of clinical analysis, social workers can deepen their critical thinking skills in examining the impacts of specific illnesses and injuries on coping and wellbeing. Each chapter includes an analysis of the psychosocial impacts of the given medical condition across the following spectrums: illness or injury (by onset,course, outcome, and degree of incapacitation) relationship between nature of illness, and emotional and psychosocial functioning common clinical issues, and impacts of historical and current trauma end-of-life and bereavement social justice the authors' reflections on practice The Practice of Clinical Social Work in Healthcare is an essential guide for MSW students and social work professionals in healthcare.