Abstract The second Social Work Summit on End-of-Life and Palliative Care was held from
June 1 to June 3, 2005. Sixty representatives of more than 35 social work and other …

This monograph examines the state of palliative and end-of-life care social work. Creating a
proactive vision is essential to realizing the profession's potential in this area and to …

In recent years, there has been a movement to increase the availability of palliative and end-
of-life care for patients and families. This is due in part to foundation and government …

This article describes leadership efforts within social work to promote, enhance, and shape
the future of social work practice, education, and research in end-of-life and palliative care …

This paper reviews the professional literature with respect to the social work profession's
involvement in end-of-life care. The search process was conducted by entering key words in …

Burke, Altilio, & Christ, 2001). In 2002 PDIA convened a group of social work experts in
endof-life care who developed an agenda to improve care for dying individuals and their …

Social workers in all practice areas have the potential to contribute to the National Agenda
for Social Work Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Care. The purpose of this article is to …

This article describes the National Association of Social Workers'(NASW) strategies for
providing social workers with important practice and policy information about palliative and …

Dying is a social experience, changing irrevocably the family and social networks around
each individual who dies. Older people are a growing proportion of the population and need …

Americans are living longer, but dying after a prolonged period of management of multiple
chronic illnesses and functional disabilities. Despite waves of public and professional …