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Taking time and space to grieve – Back next week

I’m taking this week off from the blog so I can deal with my own grieving after a death in

How a social worker began the day burnt out and ended the day with hope and energy. It’s all about love!

Please forgive me for a month-long hiatus. I’m going to dedicate the necessary time and energy to ensuring a triumphant

Understanding how and what to communicate during the interdisciplinary team meeting is a good first step to understanding how to

The regional director of social workers at an agency I worked for once asked for a volunteer to write up

Hospice patients and their family members deserve a social worker they can depend on. Your team and everyone you know

You do not need a master’s degree to advocate for patients to receive resources from the community. Interestingly, community resources

How to encourage funeral home planning in hospice: a compassionate and ethical, client-centered approach for hospice social workers to take.

Hospice and MPOAs: three tales of what can go wrong if the right person is not legally appointed as proxy and involved in planning.