Research Guides @ Fordham: Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Social Work

Books & E-books

Palliative Care by Bridget Sumser (Ed.)
Call Number: HV3001.A4 P35 2019 (LC WC)
New York, NY: Oxford UP, 2019.
Spirituality and Hospice Social Work by Ann M. Callahan
Call Number: R726.8.C338 2017 (WC)
New York, NY: Columbia UP, [2017].
Dying, Death, and Bereavement in Social Work Practice by Terry A. Wolfer
Call Number: HV3000.W65 2008 (LC WC)
New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2008.
End-of-Life Issues, Grief, and Bereavement: What Clinicians Need to Know by Sara Honn Qualls
Call Number: R726.8.E537 2011 (WC)
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2011.
Ethics in End-Of-Life Decisions in Social Work Practice by Ellen L. Csikai
Call Number: R726.C83 2006 (WC)
Chicago, IL: Lyceum, 2006.
Grief and Loss: Theories and Skills for the Helping Professions by Katherine Walsh
Call Number: BF724.3.L66 W35 2012 (WC)
Boston, MA: Pearson, 2012.
2nd edition
Handbook of Oncology Social Work by Grace Christ
Call Number: E-book
New York, NY: Oxford UP, [2015].
Hospice Social Work by Dona J. Reese
Call Number: HV3001.A4 R44 2013 (WC)
New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2013.
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work by Terry Altilio (Ed.)
Call Number: R726.8.O94 2011 (LC WC)
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Palliative Care, Social Work and Service Users: Making Life Possible by Peter Beresford (Ed.)
Call Number: HV3000.B47 2007 (RH LC WC)
Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley, 2007.
Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care by Margaret Reith; Malcolm Payne
Call Number: HV3000.R45 2009 (WC)
Chicago, IL: Lyceum, 2009.
Social Work in Health Care: Its Past and Future by Surjit S. (Singh) Dhooper
Call Number: HV687.D48 2012 (WC)
Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2012.
2nd ed.
Social Work in Public Health and Hospitals by Sharon Duca Palmer (Ed.)
Call Number: HV687.S5856 2011 (WC)
Oakville, Onterio: Apple Academic Press, 2011.
Social Work Practice in Nursing Homes: Creativity, Leadership, and Program Development by Julie Sahlins
Call Number: HV687.5.U5 S25 2010 (WC)
Chicago, IL: Lyceum, 2010.
Transforming Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: The Social Work Role by Mercedes E. Bern-Klug (Ed.)
Call Number: HV687.5.U5 T73 2010 (WC)
New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 2010.

Web Content

A Friendly Face: Addressing Barriers to Hospice Care for African American Clients by Hiring African American Social Workers
By Dr. Dona Reese. From the University of Buffalo School of Social Work, May 13, 2013.
InSocialWork podcast series.
Introductory Guide to Hospice and Palliative Care Social Work
NASW Standards for Palliative & End of Life Care
From the National Association of Social Workers, 2015.
Palliative and Hospice Social Workers and How to Become One
Includes education requirements, licensing and certification, and the palliative social work career outlook
Resources for Practitioners
Site from the New York State Department of Health providing information from web sites maintained by other reputable organizations
Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network
"SWHPN was created to bridge the gaps in social work's access to information, knowledge, education, training, and research in hospice and palliative care." Publishes Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. Membership for students and new professionals (First year of practice) = $65.00 -C. Berkman
Social Workers in Hospice and Palliative Care - Occupational Profile
From NASW Center for Workforce Studies & Social Work Practice, 2010. 10 pages.
Transitions to Hospice Care: Social Workers Foster Meaningful Conversations About Dying
By K. Jackson, 2013. From Social Work Today, Vol. 13, Issue, 4, p. 22.
What Does the Hospice Social Worker Do?
By Angela Morrow, RN

Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Social Work

Books & E-books

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