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Social Workers in Palliative Care Settings


Number of threads on this Forum: 15
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Post Distress thermometer rnlcsw 2 01/19/2012
Is anyone using the distress thermometer as a screening tool to identify needs? I work on a hospital based palliative care team and am currently the only LCSW for our service (ave. 30 pts/day). I'm looking for a way to accurately identify those pts who ...
Post role playing and palliative care snk 3 12/09/2011
Is there anything published about the use of role-playing when educating medical residents and/or nurses about palliative care - breaking bad news, holding family conferences, etc? If not published, is anyone using role-play for a palliative care educatio ...
Post Palliative Care Credential for SW's mavicman 2 11/03/2011
Is anyone aware of a specific PC credential for SW's working in PC either exclusively or PRN? Barry
Post Palliative Care Credential for SW's mavicman 2 11/14/2011
Is anyone aware of a specific PC credential for SW's working in PC either exclusively or PRN? Barry
Post Physician Surveys sallygonzalez 2 10/31/2011
Does anyone have or know of a survey that can be given to physicians in a hospital setting that will test their knowledge on what palliative care is and when to refer a patient to receive palliative care? Thank you!
Post Social Worker's Role tshort 2 09/09/2011
Hello. I am a LCSW working within a Palliative Care consultation service at a hospital. As we grow our program we are seeking information that will help us set some guidelines and better define roles. I am interested in other LCSW roles within the Palli ...
Post LCSW billing DeborahHPMC 2 04/20/2011
I am wondering if anyone has experience in billing for social work palliative care services in a hospital or out patient clinic setting? I am exploring the option for our new clinic and would like to talk with someone who has been doing it.
Post VNA based palliative care program-role of the SW KristenS 3 01/10/2011
Our VNA has a Palliative Care Program. What are people's experience of the expectations placed on the palliative care social worker in the context of a VNA in terms of caseload and productivity?
Post SW Assessment Tool rammnich 2 11/17/2010
I work in a hospital as a social worker and I am looking at finding a better assessment on our patients when we go to see them the first time. Does anyone have one they would love to share with me? Thank you so much!
Post Outpatient follow-up from an Inpatient PC program harpal 3 09/02/2010
Our inpatient palliative care program is new (1+ years old) so we are learning as we go. A question our team has is, are there any federal regulations prohibiting the SW from conducting outpatient follow-up home visits on identified patient/families who ...
Post Staffing on in-pt palliative care units Bauera2 3 06/30/2011
For those members who have in-pt Pall Care units; could you share the number of beds your social worker is responsible for. Is your social worker dedicated only to pall care service or does employee have other responsibilities? For hospitals who have a ...
Post social work role gracechrist 3 08/09/2010
Hi Stacy, We just did a webinar on the EPEC caregiver train the trainer program. Participants thought that using this program (or parts of it) with patients and families would also educate team members because it is about helping families understand and ...
Post Glad to join this Forum! StacyRemke 1 07/21/2010
Hello everyone. I am not a director, but do sit on our program's leadership group, and provide leadership and clinical supervision for our program's psychosocial team. We are actively discussing various issues related to the role and function of the socia ...
Post Welcome Message! PCaines 1 07/19/2010
Welcome to the CAPCconnectTM Palliative Care Discussion Forum! Use this area to share information, exchange ideas and get advice on the new discussion topic, "Social Workers in Palliative Care Settings." Please come back often to get up-to-the-minute ...
Post Directors who are Social Workers HOPE_ACT 4 04/20/2011
Looking to connect with other Palliative Care Directors who are Social Workers. Thanks.
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