Social Workers as Leaders for Facilitating Trauma-Informed Palliative Care in the Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic

J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2023 Sep 28:1-13. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2023.2262157. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPalliative care social workers are trained to identify how trauma manifests over the course of serious and chronic illness. This expertise can guide patients and team members to ensure a trauma-informed experience of care. This paper identifies the growth of outpatient palliative care clinics as an opportunity for palliative care social workers to emphasize this clinical skill set and assume a leadership role in the implementation of trauma-informed practices early in the trajectory of serious illness.PMID:37768197 | DOI:10.1080/15524256.2023.2262157
Source: Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research