This unique book provides a rare look at social work and palliative care from the perspective
of service users. It is the first to investigate specialist palliative care social work from this …

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 …

The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work is a comprehensive, evidence-informed text
that addresses the needs of professionals who provide interdisciplinary, culturally sensitive …

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 …

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 …

Accessible and instructive, ÂPalliative CareÂguides and inspires health social workers to
incorporate palliative care principles into their current clinical practice. Through the lenses of …

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 …

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 …

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 article explores recent developments in end-of-life and palliative care social work. In
turn, these developments illuminate the nature and potential role of social work in …