Through creative practice innovations and a wide range of professional competencies,
social work has contributed substantively to the development of the palliative care field …

Social work is one of a number of caring professions that contribute to the practice of
palliative care that is now delivered in hospitals, hospices, and in the community. Most …

Patients and families who receive hospice and palliative care come from a rich and diverse
mosaic of cultural backgrounds and unique histories, as do the professionals who care for …

Background: Health professionals have begun to identify competencies needed for primary
and specialist levels of palliative care practice, but little attention has been given to how …

Social workers are uniquely, in fact ideally, qualified to provide palliative care in the practice
setting of hospital consult teams. The ideals of palliative care are naturally aligned with …

As people live longer with chronic disease and serious illness in the US, palliative care
teams are called upon to support patients and their families. Social workers are an integral …

Background: Social work practitioners have the potential to make meaningful contributions
to improving palliative and end-of-life care because of their work in varied and divergent …

THIS SERIES is initiated in the Journal of Palliative Medicine to inform readers of the
specialization of end-of-life and palliative care within the profession of social work and its …

This commentary invites reflection on the origin stories of health and palliative social work,
considers the essential congruity of social work values with the principles of palliative care …

Recognizing that seriously ill patients and their families utilize emergency departments
(EDs) for distressing symptoms, changing goals of care, or at the end of life, palliative care …