Author:
Collins Patricia,Greathouse Julie,Myhill Brendan,Gough Lauren
Abstract
Abstract
Australian palliative social work is dynamic, responding to changing contexts and system challenges. Work in Australia requires an understanding of the history and experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, along with the many other cultural groups who have arrived since 1788 to make up Australia’s multicultural community. Palliative care and bereavement service delivery varies across the country, meaning social workers must be flexible and able to adapt in their roles, while assisting patients and their families to navigate systems in their local context. Therapeutic knowledge and interventions underpin the work of palliative social work in Australia; counseling and therapeutic work are often delivered alongside skilled practical resourcing, care planning, and provision.
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