There are close links between the philosophy and practice of palliative care and of social
work. Social workers have made a significant contribution to developing palli ative care …

It is widely acknowledged that social workers play a pivotal role in the delivery of palliative
care. A group undertook a process to define and validate social work competencies in …

Social work bas been a prominent feature of modem palliative care from its earliest days:
Cicely Saunders was a medical social worker when she was inspired by the patient David …

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 …

There has been very little research focusing on the role of the social worker in a specialist
palliative care service. A qualitative research methodology was used which sought to …

Social workers have made a significant contribution to the development and delivery of
palliative care. Both palliative care and social work are rapidly evolving but, given their …

ABSTRACT In 2005 a Social Work Summit on End-of-Life and Palliative Care was hosted by
the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) with support from the Project on Death in …

Dame Cicely trained as a nurse, a medical social worker and finally as a physician. Since
1948 she has been involved with the care of patients with terminal illness, has lectured …

This paper describes research undertaken as part of an MA study in leadership. It draws on
interviews with six high profile leaders at the fore front of end of life care sector in the UK. Its …

Palliative care is a holistic practice using a multidisciplinary approach in addressing
multidimensional needs. Although the social aspects surrounding the end-of-life phase …