title: Enhancing collaborative leadership in palliative social work in oncology.
abstract: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report-Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs-provided recommendations for meeting the palliative care needs of our growing population of older Americans. The IOM report highlights the demand for social work leadership across all aspects of the health care delivery system. Social workers are core interdisciplinary members of the health care team and it is important for them to be well prepared for collaborative leadership roles across health care settings. The ExCEL in Social Work: Excellence in Cancer Education & Leadership education project was created as a direct response to the 2008 IOM Report. This article highlights a sampling of palliative care projects initiated by outstanding oncology social work participants in the ExCEL program. These projects demonstrate the leadership of social workers in palliative care oncology.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Farya
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Barbara Anderson
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Head
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hedlund
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalisiak
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zebrack
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kilburn
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otis-Green
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007857:Leadership; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011788:Quality of Life; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States
keywords: collaborative leadership; institutional change; interprofessional care; oncology social work; palliative care