title: A survey of evaluation practices for hospice social workers.
abstract: Hospice social workers make distinct contributions to the care of terminally ill persons and their loved ones. This study contributes to social work's professional knowledge base by examining methods by which hospice social workers are evaluated by their supervisors as well as their clients. This article reports on a survey of 109 hospices' evaluative methods for social workers. Implications for patient care and hospice operations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. jdoherty@uga.edu
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Deweaver
mesh_terms: D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods*; D005843:Geography; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011361:Professional Competence; D012947:Social Work / Q000592:standards*; D015144:Southeastern United States; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*; D000078329:Workforce