A survey shows a hospice team’s weakness when it comes to funeral home planning and patient self-determination.
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Tag: end of life social work
Quiz: hospice philosophy and patient self-determination
Take this quiz to test your understanding of hospice philosophy!
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An open letter to those who work with the Texas OOHDNR
My fellow healthcare workers: We can do a better job managing out of hospital do not resuscitate orders. I know
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Religious chauvinism in hospice
Imagine you are sitting with a beloved family member who has only a few days or a few hours left
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How to choose a good hospice (whether you’re looking for a job or signing up a relative)
Hospices are not all equally well run. This article begins a discussion about the qualities that make a hospice a better work situation for employees and service provider for patients.
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Hospice social workers: compassionate normalizers
Hospice social workers walk lines between extremes to serve people in challenging situations. One such line is steady, normalizing empathy.
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You can be a resilient hospice social worker
My spouse’s back has been hurting her. My two youngest kids are down in the dumps with colds. It’s a
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Five direct interventions for non-verbal patients
Five forms of “treatment” or “therapy” that hospice social workers can provide to non-verbal patients to help enrich their experiences.
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Hearing the silent: Why hospice social workers must listen to even non-verbal patients
The first and last lesson of people-helping is to listen. This doesn’t change when the people we serve don’t have
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Interacting with non-verbal patients as a hospice social worker
Now that we’ve discussed how to respond when people don’t stop talking, I thought it’s a good time to discuss
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