Aspects of social work and palliative care - Jonathan Parker

This book addresses central questions for all social workers. Loss, bereavement, grief and mourning are concepts at the heart of social work's involvement with people. This book delves deeper to cover an often neglected area, social work in the palliative care setting. The text provides a wide range of central issues in palliative care social work practice and brings together a number of authors with expertise in their particular areas of practice. Chapters cover: social work education for palliative care; social work and palliative care for people with dementia, for people with learning disabilities; working with children; culture, ethnicity and its relevance for social work practice in palliative care; spirituality and social work in palliative care; drama therapy; user involvement; multidisciplinary working; counselling and bereavement.

Jonathan Parker is Head of Social Work, School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Sciences, University of Hull.