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 …

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 …

Social work is one of a number of caring professions that contribute to the practice of
palliative care that is now delivered in hospitals, hospices, and in the community. Most …

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 in all practice areas have the potential to contribute to the National Agenda
for Social Work Research in Palliative and End-of-Life Care. The purpose of this article is to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

This paper reviews the professional literature with respect to the social work profession's
involvement in end-of-life care. The search process was conducted by entering key words 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 …