Zelda Foster and her contributions to social work in end-of-life care.
This article is both a memoir of one social worker's professional collaboration with Zelda Foster and a tribute to Zelda's legacy in the form of an educational resource on end-of-life care. It reviews achievements of Zelda Foster in social work practice and teaching related to death and dying. Resources presented in this article were supported by the Soros Foundation's Project on Death in America, a funded grant project to which Zelda contributed. The end-of-life care education, training and informational tools discussed in this article are examples of ongoing efforts in the social work profession to improve the lives of the dying and bereaved.
Davidson
Kay
K
University of Connecticut, School of Social Work, 1798 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117, USA. kay.Davidson@uconn.edu
Bullock
Karen
K
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