Defining Core Competencies for Generalist-Level Palliative Social Work

Care provided to seriously ill patients by front-line social workers is a component of generalist-level palliative care. The core competencies for high-quality generalist-level palliative social work are necessary to promote training curricula and best practices but have not yet been defined in the U.S.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - September 7, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Myra Glajchen, Cathy Berkman, Shirley Otis-Green, Gary L. Stein, Tom Sedgwick, Mercedes Bern-Klug, Grace Christ, Ellen Csikai, Deirdre Downes, Susan Gerbino, Barbara Head, Debra Parker-Oliver, Deborah Waldrop, Russell K. Portenoy Source Type: research