The Rehabilitation of Cardiac Children As Seen in a Study of a Selected Group Treated at St. Francis Hospital and Sanitorium, Roslyn, New York, During the Years 1953-1954, With Emphasis on the Role of the Medical Social Worker
Abstract
Mankind has constantly extended various bodies of knowledge in an attempt to solve its problems. These frames of references have been given the name of sciences or professions. The acquisition of more knowledge within each group has made it necessary for each profession to sub-divide itself more and more. As specialization increases, it becomes harder for the group to relate itself to the wholeness of knowledge. In the study and treatment of a human being, a particular viewpoint is taken by each profession. This fact seems most evident in the field of medicine where there are almost as many specialized services as there are parts of the human body. Such an approach to the needs of man has led to the false assumption that he can be studied in fragment. Man in the wholeness of his nature can be known only through a synthetic approach. More specifically, one who treats a patient should see the total man, possessing much dignity and worth.
Subject Area
Health care management|Social work
Recommended Citation
Fayne, Cordelia, "The Rehabilitation of Cardiac Children As Seen in a Study of a Selected Group Treated at St. Francis Hospital and Sanitorium, Roslyn, New York, During the Years 1953-1954, With Emphasis on the Role of the Medical Social Worker" (1955). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097056.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097056
