Social Work and Healthcare at the Crossroads.-Management Issues in Healthcare and Social Work: Lessons We've Learned from COVID-19 in the Past Three Years (2019-2022) -- Psychological Impact of Lockdown on People's Affectivity During the Pandemic in China: An Explorative-Qualitative Study -- Relationship-Based Social Work Practice: A Case Study in Post-Disaster Transitional Resettlement Areas.-Death and Dying: Implications for Healthcare and Social Services in China — A UK Perspective.-Interdisciplinary Healthcare for Chronic Pain Management on Older Adults in Rural Settings -- Aging, Social Work, Veterans and Offending: The Case of UK and China -- Innovation in Elder Education and Smart Care -- Navigating Careers in the Era of Diversity and Inclusion: Heteronormativity, Homonormativity, and Young Sexual Minority People's Career Planning -- A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Interventions on Women’s Body Image -- Public Safety Risk Prevention in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: A Case Study of Smart Governance in Foshan -- Endogenous Design Social Model for Complex Social Issues -- Mental Health and Therapeutic Music: An Interdisciplinary Exploration. .

Research on healthcare and social service including professional social work is inherently an international subject. Each nation has a story of coping with the recent pandemic in the context of its political economy and cultural-historical settings. A study of various (especially non-Western) cases is essential to an adequate understanding of the undertaking. China is undoubtedly an important case with one of the largest populations on earth. It’s unique in view of so-called Chinese characteristics/style/model, sometimes fundamentally different from Western societies. Any lessons learned from the Chinese experiences would help with a better understanding of healthcare and social welfare provisions on a global scale. The book is written by a scholarly team who are experts in healthcare, social work, and related fields. Its primary audiences are scholars and students in Health/Mental Health, Social Work/Welfare/Services, Public/Social Policy, Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations, International/Cross-Cultural Studies, and Chinese/China research.