title: Promoting excellence in pain management and palliative care for social workers.
abstract: Social workers, like other health care providers, may lack the necessary skills for effective pain and symptom management and to competently address the complex yet critical bio-psychosocial-spiritual needs facing seriously ill patients and their families. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of a national educational program designed to promote excellence in pain management and palliative care for social work professionals. Initial evaluation data (N = 276) are presented to demonstrate the feasibility of this innovative educational program.
authors.affiliation: City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. Sotis-green@coh.org
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otis-Green
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Maren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spolum
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ferrell
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*; D029181:Spirituality