ISCO Specialization 2635.3.20 Palliative Care Social Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Palliative Care Social Worker: Palliative care social workers provide assistance and counselling to patients with a chronic or a terminal disease and their families with the practical arrangements. They arrange the required medical care for the patient and help the family to adjust to the diagnosis by providing support and attention to their emotional needs, helping them to understand their options.
Essential Skills
- Develop Professional Identity In Social Work
- Provide Social Counselling
- Palliative Care
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Work In Multidisciplinary Health Teams
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Social Justice
- Promote Inclusion
- Refer Social Service Users
- Listen Actively
- Manage Ethical Issues Within Social Services
- Handle Conflicts
- Work In Partnership With Social Services Users
- Consider Social Impact Of Actions On Service Users
- Report On Social Development
- Social Work Theory
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Relate Empathetically
- Review Social Service Plan
- Stages Of Bereavement
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Apply Case Management
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Make Legislation Transparent For Users Of Social Services
- Promote Social Change
- Work Within Communities
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Health Care System
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Address Problems Critically
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Negotiate With Social Service Stakeholders
- Apply Anti-Oppressive Practices
- Reflect On Practice
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Organise Social Work Packages
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Prevent Social Problems
- Social Sciences
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Develop Professional Network
- Manage Social Crisis
- Counsel On End-Of-Life Care
- Apply Crisis Intervention
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Negotiate With Social Service Users
- Accept Own Accountability
- Evaluate Older Adults' Ability To Take Care Of Themselves
- Plan Social Service Process
- Develop A Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Support Social Service Users At The End Of Life
- Tolerate Stress
- Delegate Activities
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Empower Social Service Users
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Older Adults' Needs
- Company Policies
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Cooperate At Inter-Professional Level
- Have Computer Literacy
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
Optional Skills
- Assist With Funeral Planning
Alternative Names
- Hospice Care Assistant
- Palliative And Hospice Social Worker
- Palliative Care Assistant
- Hospice Nursing Assistant
- Social Worker, Palliative Care
- Hospice Worker
- Hospice Carer
- Palliative Care Supervisor
