End-of-Life and Palliative Care Curricula in U.S. Social Work Graduate Programs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7802341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George E Dickinson (0000-0002-4248-9858, College of Charleston, corresponding author), George Dickinson (College of Charleston, South Carolina) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 315-324 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Illness Crisis & Loss (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1054-1373 • E-ISSN: 1552-6968 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/il.21.4.d |
| OpenAlex | W2326484964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
Social workers have a high probability of relating to clients with terminal illnesses and their families. Yet, end-of-life education in U.S. graduate programs of social work has been somewhat limited. A recent guideline by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) sets standards for social work practice in palliative and end-of-life care. This article presents the results of a 2012 survey of U.S. social work graduate programs to determine curricula offerings in end-of-life and palliative care. Results suggest that the majority of graduate social work programs are addressing the NASW guidelines; however, less than half of students participate in the offering(s
Curriculum · End-of-life care · Guideline · Medical education · Palliative care · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Engineering · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |