Creating a Seat at the Table: How Family Meetings Elucidate the Palliative Care Social Work Role

Jonas, Danielle; Scanlon, Caitlin; Schmidt, Lauren; Bogetz, Jori F.

doi:10.1089/jpm.2019.0645

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“…Yet, the dominant focus on physical aspects in palliative care often jeopardises the role articulation of social workers. 51 , 89 This may certainly be the case if there is no role description at all. The articulation of the social work role is important in multidisciplinary cooperation, but without knowing the specificities of that role, it is hard to articulate it.…”

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How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice

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Palliative care is a holistic practice using a multidisciplinary approach in addressing multidimensional needs. Although the social aspects surrounding the end-of-life phase suggest a place for social work in it, the profession is often inadequately involved in daily practice. This contrasts strongly with the potential meaningful contributions of social workers in this field. To date, no comprehensive list of prerequisites for meaningful social work involvement in palliative care exists. This review aims to gain more insight on the prerequisites for meaningful social work involvement in palliative care and how to realise them in practice. It could therefore provide pathways for future intervention development in enhancing the involvement of social workers and maximising their contributions in palliative care. A scoping review methodology was used. A systematic selection of peer-reviewed articles ranged from 2000 to April 2021 – out of the electronic databases Web of Science, Scopus and Pubmed – was conducted. The 170 articles that met the eligibility criteria were analysed for relevant content using open and axial coding processes. The findings are reported according to the PRISMA-ScR checklist. The nine prerequisites listed in this review concern the level of individual social work capacities and the level of contextual factors structuring social work practices. A majority of articles have, however, focused on the level of individual social work capacities in a rather specialist view on palliative care. Future research should further address the contextual level of social work involvement in the broader practice of death, dying and bereavement.

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“…This would highlight and document their specific role within the organisation. 51,110 Increasing job satisfaction and preventing burnout among social workers. Increasing job satisfaction among social workers and preventing burnout is another prerequisite for meaningful involvement in palliative care.…”

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How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice

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“…Social workers are well-trained in family communication, psychosocial support, patient- and family-centered care, and managing family and team conflict, which can greatly assist the oncologist. In addition, social workers are skilled in accessing community resources and entitlements which promote coping for patients and caregivers, alleviate burden, and encourage follow through for treatment recommendations [ 32 , 33 ].…”

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Family Meetings in Palliative Care: Benefits and Barriers

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Curr. Treat. Options in Oncol.

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“…Based on fully understanding the situation of patients, social workers provided targeted and individualized services to help them establish a more positive outlook on suffering, life and death, and medical treatment. In addition, social workers had in-depth exchanges with patients' families and medical staff to discuss how to better help and understand patients, which could increase social support and resources for patients ( 36 , 37 ). Therefore, patients could feel more support, warmth, and love, which helped them improve their self-efficacy ( 38 ).…”

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Influence of Social Workers' Empathy Ability on Suicidal Ideation of Cancer Patients

Yang

Zhang

Liu

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThe nursing goal of patients with cancer is to provide them with holistic care, including physical, psychological, and social adaptation, and spirituality. This research aimed to explore the influence of the social workers' empathy ability on suicidal ideation of patients with cancer and its path.MethodsThere was a sum of 358 patients with cancer and the 45 social workers serving them participated in the survey. Data of their self-efficacy, depression symptom, stigma, and suicidal ideation were measured before the social work provided (T1) and 3 months after the social work finished (T2) were collected and compared. Pearson correlation analysis was used to assess the relationships between social workers' empathy ability and patient indicators at T2. The influence path of social workers' empathy ability on cancer patients' suicidal ideation was explored by path analysis at T2.ResultsAt T2, patients reported higher self-efficacy and lower depression symptoms, stigma, and suicidal ideation than at T1. At T2, social workers' empathy ability was positively related to patients' self-efficacy and was negatively related to depression symptoms, stigma, and suicidal ideation. Social workers' empathy ability affected patients' suicidal ideation directly. In addition, patients' self-efficacy, depression symptoms, and stigma played mediating roles in the influence of social workers' empathy abilities on their suicidal ideation.ConclusionSocial workers' empathy ability not only directly affected cancer patients' suicide ideation but also affected suicide ideation through the mediating roles of self-efficacy, depression symptoms, and stigma. Therefore, the improvement of the empathy ability of medical social workers needs to be paid attention to.

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Creating a Seat at the Table: How Family Meetings Elucidate the Palliative Care Social Work Role

Cited by 15 publications

References 15 publications

How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice

How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice

Family Meetings in Palliative Care: Benefits and Barriers

Influence of Social Workers' Empathy Ability on Suicidal Ideation of Cancer Patients

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