Our Expertise
Palliative Social Workers have primary responsibility for:
Domain 3: Psychological Aspects of Care
Domain 4: Social Aspects of Care and
Domain 6: Cultural Aspects of Care
Areas of expertise include:
- Psychological Distress
- Anxiety/Depression: diagnosis and treatment
- Trauma Informed Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Family Dynamics
- Structural Competency
- Person-in-Environment Perspective
- SDOH
- Social Justice & marginalized populations
- Team Dynamis
- Countertransference
- Interprofessional Education
- Debriefings
- Evidence-based Research
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Evidence Based Competencies for Practice
Below is a list of published competencies for social work in the field of Palliative Care & Hospice. Each link to the PDF article with the competencies.
- General Competencies for EOL Care
- Advanced Practice Competencies for PC & Hospice
- Pediatric Palliative Care Competencies
- Canadian PSW Competencies