We each have a story about what brought us to social work. I will tell you mine. When I
became a social worker it was my second career. My first career was teaching. During my …

Social Work Theory and Practice with the Terminally Ill, second edition, takes a
compassionate look at ways that social workers can help dying people and their families …

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 …

The pervasiveness of advanced chronic disease, functional limitations, and frailty in later life
pose distinct health and psychosocial challenges to older patients, their families, and health …

A historical look back at the 'beginnings' of palliative social work in the United States
provides a lens through which to view current areas of focus and future trends in hospice …

Care of the terminally ill and dying in the hospice setting is a growing practice field for social
workers. Support to family, as well as the patient, is implicit in hospice care, adding to the …

What are social work's unique roles and functions in behalf of patients and their families in
hospice care? The question is answered in the first phase of a Joint Research Project of …

Accessible and instructive, ÂPalliative CareÂguides and inspires health social workers to
incorporate palliative care principles into their current clinical practice. Through the lenses of …

Pediatric palliative care involves the provision of medical, psychosocial, and spiritual care
for a child with a serious illness or life-threatening condition and the child's family by an …