{"product_id":"improving-healthcare-through-advocacy-a-guide-for-the-health-and-helping-professions-paperback-softback-9780470505298","title":"Improving Healthcare Through Advocacy; A Guide for the Health and Helping Professions (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470505298","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide for the Health and Helping Professions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Bruce Jansson's thoughtful and innovative book will appeal to students in social work, nursing, and public health as well as those working in the health field of practice. The case examples are extraordinary, and Jansson provides the ideas, context, and theoretical base for readers to acquire the skills of advocacy in healthcare. This is by far the best advocacy book I have seen.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eGary Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., Director, Division of Social Work \u0026amp; Behavioral Science Mount Sinai  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific description of opportunities for advocacy intervention and provides the skill sets necessary for effective advocacy. A needed book.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eLaura Weil\u003c\/b\u003e, Director, Health Advocacy Program, Sarah Lawrence College\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for practitioners working in the healthcare field as well as for students. It very thoroughly covers healthcare advocacy issues, contains real-world case examples, and provides a clear, step-by-step framework for practicing advocacy.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eKimberly Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e, ACSW, LCSW, Department of Social Work, Ball State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBruce S. Jansson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470505298, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e512 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3.8 cm, 0.794 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Guide for the Health and Helping Professions\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Bruce Jansson's thoughtful and innovative book will appeal to students in social work, nursing, and public health as well as those working in the health field of practice. The case examples are extraordinary, and Jansson provides the ideas, context, and theoretical base for readers to acquire the skills of advocacy in healthcare. This is by far the best advocacy book I have seen.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Gary Rosenberg,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePhD Director, Division of Social Work and Behavioral Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMount Sinai School of Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific description of opportunities for advocacy intervention and provides the skill sets necessary for effective advocacy. A needed book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Laura Weil, LCSW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDirector, Health Advocacy Program\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSarah Lawrence College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for practitioners working in the healthcare field as well as for students. It very thoroughly covers healthcare advocacy issues, contains real-world case examples, and provides a clear, step-by-step framework for practicing advocacy.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Kimberly Campbell, ACSW, LCSW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLecturer, Department of Social Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBall State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important resource for all who strive for the best in healthcare treatment for their patients, themselves, and the nation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBestselling author and award-winning researcher Bruce S. Jansson uses an intervention framework to illustrate how everyone in the healthcare system can advocate effectively, not just for better healthcare delivery to individual clients but for the necessary policy change that will deliver long- term solutions to our nation's healthcare crisis as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImproving Healthcare Through Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e provides professionals with:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTools to move from traditional services to case advocacy and policy advocacy tasks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver 100 case studies from the perspective of patients, healthcare providers, and others who relate the experiences they have encountered in the healthcare system and share the wisdom they have learned\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical tips on how to provide effective advocacy and bring about positive and long-term change in this complex environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Embedding Advocacy in the U.S. Health System 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeven Problems Commonly Encountered by Healthcare Consumers 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocacy 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScenarios and Vignettes 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResurgence of Interest in Case and Policy Advocacy 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocacy From Outside the Health System 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocacy as an Underground Activity 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocacy as an Ethical Imperative 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Philosophical Premise 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Outline of This Book 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Materials Relevant to This Chapter 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 How the U.S. Health System Contributes to Consumers' Seven Problems 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Poor Law Tradition 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmphasis on Technology 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntrepreneurialism 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsufficient Emphasis on Prevention 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLack of Diversity in Medical Personnel 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUneven Acceptance of a Biopsychosocial Framework 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical Silos and Insular Care 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom History to Case and Policy Advocacy 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Materials Relevant to This Chapter 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 An Advocacy Practice Framework: Tasks, Skills, and Actions 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrief Overview of Case-Advocacy Interventions 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEight Case-Advocacy Tasks 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask #1 Reading the Context 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask #2 Triage 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask #3 Allocating Case-Advocacy Services 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask #4 Diagnosing Task 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask #5 The Strategizing Task 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask #6 Implementing Case-Advocacy Strategy 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask #7 Assessing Advocacy Interventions 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTask #8 Progressing to Policy Advocacy 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Advocacy for a Very Sick Child 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Case Advocacy Skills 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Skills for Reading the Advocacy Context (Task #1) 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Skills for Case-Advocacy Triage (Task #2) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Skills for Allocating Case-Advocacy Services (Task #3) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Skills for the Diagnosing Task (Task #4) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Skills for the Strategizing Task (Task #5) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Skills for the Implementing Task (Task # 6) 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Skills for the Assessing Task (Task #7) 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Skills for the Progression Task (Task #8) 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Skills in More Detail 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Influence 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpowering Consumers 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpowerment (Continued) 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocacy With Respect to Seven Consumer Problems 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Advocacy to Protect Consumers' Ethical Rights 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromoting Ethical Conduct in Healthcare 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Policy and Regulatory Thicket for Promoting Ethical Conduct 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObtaining Skills in Ethical Reasoning at the Case Level 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNineteen Scenarios Encountered by Case Advocates 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving From Case-Advocacy Scenarios to Broader Policy Issues 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Materials Relevant to This Chapter 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Advocacy to Improve Consumers' Quality of Care 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Definition of ``Quality Healthcare'' 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Criticisms of the Success of U.S. Healthcare in Addressing Physiological Illnesses 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Policy and Regulatory Thicket as It Pertains to Quality of Care 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFifteen Scenarios Encountered by Consumers With Respect to Quality of Care 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Materials Relevant to This Chapter 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgressing From Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy to Enhance Quality of Care 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Advocacy to Promote Culturally Competent Health Services 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptualizing Cultural Competency 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat It Means to Be Culturally Competent: A Conceptual Framework 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Case for Providing Culturally Competent Services 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Policy and Regulatory Thicket 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTen Scenarios Pertaining to Culturally Incompetent Services 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Advocacy to Promote the Cultural Competency of the Health System 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving From Case Advocacy Scenarios to Broader Policy Issues 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Using Advocacy to Promote Prevention in Health 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Prevention 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThreats to Health 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention Goals and Strategies 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy U.S. Consumers Particularly Need Prevention 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarriers to Prevention 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Policy and Regulatory Thicket 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwelve Scenarios of Consumers Regarding Preventive Services 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving from Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Using Advocacy to Help Consumers Finance Their Healthcare 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuck-Passing 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeniors' Angst 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Medical Wheel of Fortune 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Effects of Poor Coverage on Health Outcomes 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRipple Effects of Health Costs and Coverage 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Policy and Regulatory Thicket Protecting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumers With Respect to Health Coverage 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty Scenarios Encountered by Advocates 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving From Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFifteen Scenarios Presented in This Book 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Materials Relevant to This Chapter 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Advocacy for Healthcare Consumers Needing Mental Health Services 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Many Consumers Turn to Health Settings for Help with Mental Conditions 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinds of Mental Distress Often Experienced by Consumers 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Attends to Consumers' Mental Health Needs? 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Liabilities in the Policy and Regulatory Thicket 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssets in the Policy and Regulatory Thicket 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Policy and Regulatory Thicket: Laws, Regulations, and Staff That Facilitate Social and Mental Health Services 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty-Six Scenarios Encountered by Case Advocates 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Materials Relevant to This Chapter 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving from Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Advocacy to Help Consumers Receive Community-Based Care 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumer's Health Ecosystems 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Compendium of Community-Based Health Services 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssets and Liabilities in the Policy and Regulatory Thicket 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFifteen Advocacy Scenarios for Consumers Needing Community-Based Care 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving From Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Materials Relevant to This Chapter 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 A Framework for Policy Advocacy by Healthcare Professionals 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Policy Advocacy 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Policy Advocacy Framework 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurmounting Fatalism, Controversy, and Vested Interests 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Advocacy in Four Settings 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Using Policy Advocacy to Embed Advocacy in Healthcare Organizations 391\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Advocates Seek to Change in Health Organizations 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Policy Advocacy to Embed Advocacy in Health Organizations 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Policy Advocacy in Community, Electoral, and Government Settings 421\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Advocacy in Communities 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Advocacy in Electoral Settings 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Advocacy in Legislative and Regulatory Settings 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocating for Regulatory Changes 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing a Policy Agenda in Specific Health Settings 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Materials Relevant to This Chapter 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 469\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social services \u0026amp; welfare, criminology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social services \u0026amp; welfare, criminology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20services%20\u0026amp;%20welfare,%20criminology%20%5BJK%5D%22\"\u003eJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand 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