Handbook of Health Social Work, 2nd Edition

--From the Foreword by SUZANNE HEURTIN-ROBERTS

US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

"I’m quite impressed by the comprehensive nature of this revision. It’s the enduring kind of text that serves an immediate purpose for social work instruction while also providing a reference for future practice. This is a book that you’ll want to keep on your shelf."

--Kevin Lindamood, Vice President for External Affairs at Health Care for the Homeless, Adjunct Professor of health policy at the University of Maryland SSW

"The major strength is the organization and comprehensive content of the book. This is a book that can serve as a reference book in any social worker’s library, regardless of whether they are practicing in a healthcare setting. There are no other books on this topic that are as comprehensive in scope as the Handbook of Health Social Work, Second Edition."

--Deborah Collinsworth, LAPSW, NSW-C, Director of Nephrology Social Work Services, Dialysis Clinics, Inc. - West Tennessee

"The book’s strengths include the high quality of writing and the expertise of its contributors. It covers the field of health social work in significant depth and is sure to leave readers well informed."

--Mary Sormanti, Ph.D., MSW, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University School of Social Work

“Quite simply, this is the definitive volume for Health and Social Work. The first edition was well-executed, well-written and comprehensive.  In this second edition, Gehlert and Browne and their expert contributors have confidently managed to keep pace with current theory and empirical research across a wide range of subject matter that will be of interest to practitioners, educators, and researchers.”  

--Michael Vaughn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, School of Public Health, and Department of Public Policy Studies, Saint Louis University