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 …

Background: Mentoring by an experienced practitioner enhances professional well-being,
promotes resilience, and provides a means of addressing poor job satisfaction and high …

As Americans live longer with chronic illnesses, there is a growing need for social workers
with the knowledge and skills to deliver quality palliative care to older adults and their …

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 …

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report—Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting
Psychosocial Health Needs—provided recommendations for meeting the palliative care …

Abstract Objective: Key to effective Palliative Care is interdisciplinary collaboration and
holistic support of members of the multidisciplinary team. Mentoring is increasingly seen as …

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 …

Palliative Care requires multidisciplinary teamwork to achieve its patient specific objectives.
Success of this approach pivots on nurturing effective interprofessional relationships through …

As the number of older adults and those with chronic medical conditions continues to rise,
the need to train social work students in palliative and end-of-life competencies becomes …

Background: Growing concerns over ethical issues in mentoring in medicine and surgery
have hindered efforts to reinitiate mentoring for Palliative Care (PC) physicians following the …