title: Terminal cancer: a challenge for social work.
abstract: The social worker interested in providing service to terminally ill cancer patients and their families must begin with careful self-assessment and with clarity about her goals. The tasks to which she can then address herself are: helping her clients (1) explore their feelings and behavioral options, (2) communicate as openly as possible with their significant others, and (3) become aware of resources outside themselves. A fourth task is helping her co-professionals from other disciplines increase their effectiveness.
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D012947:Social Work; D013727:Terminal Care