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 …

The role of the hospice and palliative social worker is often ambiguous and misunderstood
by colleagues and fellow team members. One reason for this is the lack of identified, clearly …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 from clinical, academic, and research settings met in 2002 for a national
Social Work Leadership Summit on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Participants placed the …

Social workers are major service providers to people who are facing end-of-life issues
including the terminally ill and their families. Yet, exemplary models for social work …

This national survey found that hospice directors (n= 43) considered social workers most
qualified, and most involved, in 12 of 24 interventions considered by social workers to define …

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) …