Practice Standards for Serious Illness Care

Social workers, regardless of role or setting, work with people facing the impact of a serious illness. The National Association of Social Workers’ Practice Standards for Serious Illness Care: Hospice and Palliative Social Work is designed to enhance social workers’ awareness of the skills, knowledge, values, methods, and sensitivities needed to work effectively with clients, families, healthcare providers, and the community when caring for those coping with serious illness, end of life, or bereavement. To learn more: www.socialworkers.org.