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- Policy developments in health care, especially regarding end-of-life and palliative care, significantly impact social work roles and service delivery.
- The article examines key policy areas like ethics, law, disenfranchisement, and health disparities in the context of social work.
- Recommendations are made to enhance the influence of social workers in ethics consultation and public policy, advocating for the inclusion of diverse community perspectives in palliative care practices and education.
Article Abstract
Policy developments in the health care arena in general, and in end-of-life and palliative care in particular, strongly influence the practice environment for the delivery of hospice and palliative care services and the diverse roles of social work practitioners. This article analyzes policy developments in two crucial areas-ethics and law and disenfranchisement and health disparities. It focuses on the recent social work literature and other key sources and provides recommendations to promote the roles of social workers in ethics consultation, public policy, and advocacy and to integrate better the perspectives and concerns of diverse communities into palliative care practice, education, and policy.
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