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 …

PALLIATIVE CARE is variously described as multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and
transdisciplinary. All of those terms underscore a central role for the team, with its constituent …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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