Home and hospital; hospice and palliative care: how the environment impacts the social work role.
Social workers play key roles on interdisciplinary hospice teams and in hospitals on oncology or palliative care teams. Though palliative care settings include both home hospice and hospital-based consultation services, the different environments and scope of practice impact the role of the social worker. The purpose of this article is to examine the similarities and differences in coordination of care, teamwork, and collaboration in these two fields in order to highlight opportunities for enhancing clinical skills and developing our confidence and presence in asserting social work expertise with our transdisciplinary colleagues.
Lawson
Robin
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Beth Israel Medical Center, Emergency Department, First Avenue at 16th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA. rrudy2075@aol.com
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004777:Environment; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*