title: The role of the hospice social worker.
abstract: This paper describes the principal contributions of the hospice social worker. It enumerates professional duties of the social worker and the components of the family assessment. It describes the roles and responsibilities of the social worker as a member of the interdisciplinary hospice team.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Quig
mesh_terms: D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012947:Social Work; D000078329:Workforce