Interdisciplinary care is the foundation of hospice service for the terminally ill. This model of
care includes a holistic focus on the patient and family, including not only physical and …

From the beginning of the hospice and palliative care movement in the United States, its
leaders have advocated for a holistic approach that addresses biopsychosocial as well as …

Based on a national survey, this study analyzes the roles and educational needs of hospice
social workers regarding assessment and intervention in spirituality, religion, and diversity of …

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 …

PURPOSE A new area in the health care field is that of hospice, defined as a medically
directed multidisciplinary program providing skilled care of an appropriate nature for …

The article offers information on the National Consensus Project (NCP) for Quality Palliative
Care state that social workers are core member of hospice or palliative care (PC) …

This is the first book to explore the history, characteristics, and challenges of hospice social
work, incorporating leading research into an underlying framework for practice and care. A …

A primary characterization of the hospice movement is the interdisciplinary approach to
serving patients and families. The care provided is holistic and includes biopsychosocial …

Social work's response to hospice, as a new form of social caring, is portrayed by a social
work process paradigm, conceptualized from the practice and research experiences of the …

This article describes social work's contribution to hospice philosophy and practice, calls
attention to the lack of a distinct social work function on hospice teams, and examines …