Promoting excellence in pain management and palliative care for social workers.
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.
Otis-Green
Shirley
S
City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. Sotis-green@coh.org
Lucas
Sharon
S
Spolum
Maren
M
Ferrell
Betty
B
Grant
Marcia
M
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