ObjectivesSocial work is considered to be a key player in Hospice and Palliative Care. To
prove this claim, the Social Worker Task Force within the European Association for Palliative …

This study explores the palliative care capacity of social workers in Flanders. First, it
examines the frequency with which social workers in Flanders are currently performing …

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

Introduction An important challenge for future palliative care delivery is the growing number
of people with palliative care needs compared with the limited qualified professional …

Social workers play an important role in the delivery of Hospice Palliative Care (HPC). In
time, most social work practitioners encounter adults, children and families who are facing …

Social work is integral to the professional practice of the multidisciplinary palliative care
team both in hospice and hospital settings. Alongside nursing, medicine and a range of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …