Social Work in the Hospital Setting

About the Book

The book is about social work interventions in the different units of the hospital, from the history of social work in the hospital setting to the different units of the hospital, including emergency room, medical intensive care units, and discharge planning. The book is important because it is about the different interventions of the social worker with patients and families.

About the Author

The author is a full-time social worker at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York, with more than twenty-three years of experience in the hospital setting. He has a doctorate in social work from Yeshiva University-WWSSW from where he graduated in 2002.