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End-of-Life Care and Social Work Practice
The death of an elderly individual may occur in a variety of settings and circumstances. For example, an individual may die painlessly at home surrounded by the support of many loved ones, or an individual may suffer severe pain for months before dying in a health facility with little social support. In addition, it is possible that many health and helping professionals may interact with the dying person and his or her family.
For this Assignment, you consider a social worker's role in end-of-life care. In addition to reading this week's resources, conduct your own research and obtain at least one additional journal article that addresses how a social worker might support clients as they plan end-of-life care.
Submit by Day 7 a 2- to 4-page paper that analyzes the role of the social worker in helping to plan end-of-life care. Include possible consideration of palliative care, euthanasia, hospice care, the living will and advanced directives, and other factors. Research and cite at least one journal article to support your analysis.
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Running Head: ROLE OF A SOCIAL WORKER IN END OF LIFE CARE
Role of a Social Worker in End of Life Care.
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Introduction
End of life stages are some of the most critical situations in which patients need
optimal care. In these scenarios, social workers are the best suited as they are more flexible
regarding their mobility as well as their skill set. Usually, social workers help families,
individuals, communities, or groups that in one way or another are affected by the end of life
situation. This is aimed at restoring or enhancing their emotional, psychological, spiritual,
physical, and social health. This paper explains the various roles that social workers play
during the end of life care.
Roles Played
Primarily, the professional skills and values of social workers enable them to be good
counselors during the end of life care. This is because they are able to offer care, interact with
patients as well as their families. Ideally, they treat the person wholesomely through an
interdisciplinary approach in which they manage to...
