Public Health Approaches to Palliative Care
The Role of the Hospice Social Worker Working with Children Experiencing Bereavement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10898506 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sally Paul (0000-0003-1690-8411, Children in Scotland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-263 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bct017 |
| OpenAlex | W2102889156 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
In Western societies, death, dying and palliative care are surrounded by confusion and ignorance, with specialist palliative care only available to the lucky few ( Kellehear, 2007). A public health approach to palliative care has been recognised for the contribution it can make to meaningful end-of-life care. Such approaches have gained increased literature and policy focus and practice examples exist worldwide. In the UK, end-of-life care policy documents have highlighted the significance of a public health approach. They identify action to challenge stigma associated with death and dying to enable positive end-of-life care experiences. This paper discusses contemporary thinking around death and dying and how this relates to public health approaches to palliative care. It outlines the social work role in end-of-life care and discusses the significance of a public health approach drawing on practice experience as a hospice social worker involved in the facilitation of a children's bereavement service. It argues that social work has a significant role in the development of public health approaches to palliative care.
End-of-life care · Health care · Ignorance · Palliative care · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Work
The end of death in late modernity
Health-promoting palliative care
Public health and palliative care
The changing face of death
Developing services for bereaved children
Talking to children about death
St Christopher's and the Future
Death Education
Social Work and Palliative Care
A Perspective on the Current State of Death Education
Contemporary Hospice Care
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2020 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |