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: 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 …

Objective: There is a shortage of social workers who have palliative care expertise. The
aging US population and advances in extending life for seriously ill persons require social …

Social workers play an important role in the delivery of Hospice Palliative Care in many
diverse settings. The profession brings a unique perspective to end-of-life care that reflects …

Background: Educating Social Workers in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (ESPEC) is a
nationally scalable continuing education program designed to improve the knowledge and …

ObjectivePalliative social workers have taken steps to increase the numbers of social
workers trained and competent to deliver effective psychosocial palliative care. Despite …

It is no longer news that we're facing a major shortage of social workers in the fields of
oncology, geriatrics, and palliative care. People are living longer with multiple chronic and …

The importance of interprofessional collaboration in achieving high quality outcomes,
improving patient quality of life, and decreasing costs has been growing significantly in …

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 …

In the past decade much growth has occurred in the numbers of patients and families served
by hospices and palliative care services. Thus, not surprisingly, these services have also …