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

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 strongl...

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Autores principales:	Brent Taels, Kirsten Hermans, Chantal Van Audenhove, Nadine Boesten, Joachim Cohen, Koen Hermans, Anja Declercq
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:71b4bda75a5f40c1b06195521e4f472f2021-12-01T00:03:19ZHow can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice2632-352410.1177/26323524211058895https://doaj.org/article/71b4bda75a5f40c1b06195521e4f472f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/26323524211058895https://doaj.org/toc/2632-3524Palliative 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.Brent TaelsKirsten HermansChantal Van AudenhoveNadine BoestenJoachim CohenKoen HermansAnja DeclercqSAGE PublishingarticleMedicine (General)R5-920ENPalliative Care and Social Practice, Vol 15 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine (General) R5-920 Brent Taels Kirsten Hermans Chantal Van Audenhove Nadine Boesten Joachim Cohen Koen Hermans Anja Declercq How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice
description	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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author	Brent Taels Kirsten Hermans Chantal Van Audenhove Nadine Boesten Joachim Cohen Koen Hermans Anja Declercq
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title	How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice
title_short	How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice
title_full	How can social workers be meaningfully involved in palliative care? A scoping review on the prerequisites and how they can be realised in practice
title_fullStr	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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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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