Hospice social work: honest, practical, comprehensive
What hospice social workers need to know to excel at their professions.
Make it easy for hospice patients and families to learn about what you do in their time with a visual aide they can keep handy in their home. Feel free to customize this list to reflect your strengths and the resources in your service area.
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Success as a hospice social worker depends on connecting well with patients. How to make a great first impression on new patients and family members.
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“Initial psychosocial assessment” means more in hospice talk then just assessing psychosocial functioning. In the hospice world it actually refers to the set of tasks that the social worker accomplishes when making her introduction to a patient and family. This first set of tasks includes relationship building and providing…
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Wednesday afternoon you receive a report that a new patient is being admitted that day. You know nothing about the patient, his condition or his demeanor. You know nothing about the patient’s family. You wonder how approachable they are and how present they are in your new patient’s life. But here is what you do know…
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