End-of-Life Care and Social Work Practice
The death of an elderly individual may occur in a variety of settings and circumstances. For example, an individual may die painlessly at home surrounded by the support of many loved ones, or an individual may suffer severe pain for months before dying in a health facility with little social support. In addition, it is possible that many health and helping professionals may interact with the and his or her family.
For this Assignment, you consider a social worker’s role in end-of-life care. In addition to reading this week’s resources, conduct your own research and obtain at least one additional journal article that addresses how a social worker might support clients as they plan end-of-life care.
Submit a 2- to 4-page paper that analyzes the role of the social worker in helping to plan end-of-life care. Include possible consideration of palliative care, euthanasia, hospice care, the living will and advanced directives, and other factors. Research and cite at least one journal article to support your analysis.
Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your reference
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Social work practitioners play a crucial role in diverse healthcare settings, including hospice palliative care, where they deliver end-of-life care to the elderly. Patients in palliative and hospice care experience various challenges, such as negative stereotyping from the people around them, including the healthcare workers. Nelson (2016) refers to…
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