01 Oct Hospice Social Work
Medical Social Work II
DQ1 Hospice Social Work
Post by Day 3 an explanation of the importance of an interdisciplinary team in end-of-life care. Briefly describe different programs providing hospice care with regard to team structure and scope of services. Compare the roles of a social worker on a hospice team in a hospital-based program and in a home hospice program.
Explain your feelings about the emotionally intense work of hospice care. Finally, explain the strategies you might consider to cope with your emotions.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Expand on your colleague’s post by explaining any research that contradicts the superiority of one program over another when providing hospice care.
• Offer additional successful strategies to cope with emotionally intense work. Support your post with scholarly resources.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues’ comments.
DQ2 Social Work in Palliative Care
Post by Day 4 a description of perceptions of palliative care from the perspective of a
• Patient
• Caregiver
• Social worker
Then, 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.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Offer an insight about the comparison between palliative care and hospice care.
• Expand on your colleague’s post by providing a different perspective on the roles of a social worker in palliative care.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your
initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues’ comments
