SOCW 6205 Walden University Social Work in Palliative Care Discussion
Discussion 2: Social Work in Palliative Care Palliative care refers to specialized medical
care that focuses on providing relief from physical symptoms and
improving the quality of life of patients and caregivers. Palliative
care can be provided to patients with any medical condition at any stage
of illness to relieve symptoms. It can be a patient’s primary treatment
(which is often the case with end-of-life care), or it can be provided
in combination with standard medical treatments. Palliative care team
members work alongside a patient’s medical team and can include
professionals from multiple disciplines, including doctors, nurses,
social workers, and chaplains.To prepare for this Discussion:Review this week’s resources. Think about the circumstances, timing, payment, and other features related to palliative care.By Day 4Post a description of perceptions of palliative care from the perspective of a:PatientCaregiverSocial workerThen, explain the roles of social workers
in providing palliative care. Compare and contrast the fundamental
differences between palliative care and hospice care. Explain medical
conditions where you might consider palliative care over hospice care
for a patient. Justify your position. Use examples to illustrate your
case. Be sure to support your postings
and responses with specific references to the resources and the current
literature using appropriate APA format and style.Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Sanders, S., & Swails, P. (2011). A quest for meaning: Hospice social workers and patients with end-stage dementia. Social Work, 56(2), 129–140.
Waldrop, D. P., & Meeker, M. A. (2012). Hospice decision making: Diagnosis makes a difference. Gerontologist, 52(5), 686–697.
Beder, J. (2006). Hospital social work: The interface of medicine and caring. New York, NY: Routledge.
Chapter 5, “The Hospice Social Worker” (pp. 45–55)
McCoyd, J. L. M., & Kerson, T. S., (Eds.). (2016). Social work in health settings: Practice in context (4th ed.) New York, NY: Routledge.
Chapter 20, “Geriatric Social Work in a Community Hospital:
High-Tough, Low-Tech Work in a High-Tech, Low-Touch Environment” (pp.
249-259)
American Cancer Society. (2013). Hospice care. Retrieved from http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/002868-pdf.pdf
Gehlert, S., & Browne, T. (Eds.). (2019). Handbook of health social work (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Chapter 22, “Pain Management and Palliative Care” (pp. 525-562)
Bailey, G. (2013). NASW standards for social work practice in palliative and end of life care. Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=xBMd58VwEhk%3D&portalid=0
Caring Connections. (n.d.). Palliative care questions and answers. Retrieved from http://www.caringinfo.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3355
Bosma, H., Johnston, M., Cadell, S., Wainwright, W., Abernethy, N., Feron, A., … Nelson, F. (2010). Creating social work competencies for practice in hospice palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 24(1), 79–87.
Cadell, S., Johnston, M., Bosma, H., & Wainright, W. (2010). An overview of contemporary social work practice in palliative care. Progress in Palliative Care, 18(4), 205–211.
Ghoshal, A., Salins, N., Damani, A., Deodhar, J. & Muckaden, M. (2016). Specialist pediatric palliative care referral practices in pediatric oncology: A large 5-year retrospective audit. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 22(3), 266-273.
O’Connor, M., & Fisher, C. (2011). Exploring the dynamics of interdisciplinary palliative care teams in providing psychosocial care: “Everybody thinks that everybody can do it and they can't.” Journal of Palliative Medicine, 14(2), 191–196.
Optional Resources
National Consensus Project. (2009). Clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care. Retrieved from https://www.hpna.org/multimedia/NCP_Clinical_Practice_Guidelines_3rd_Edition.pdf
Sanders, S., & Swails, P. (2011). A quest for meaning: Hospice social workers and patients with end-stage dementia. Social Work, 56(2), 129–140.
Waldrop, D. P., & Meeker, M. A. (2012). Hospice decision making: Diagnosis makes a difference. Gerontologist, 52(5), 686–697.