SOCW 6204 Walden University Social Work Discussion

Social workers support clients through many unpleasant situations.
Social work roles center around simplifying those events for their
clients as well as comforting clients while they endure difficult times.
As with so many areas of social work, prevention is the best way to
approach and minimize the effects of the majority of the issues that
clients struggle with. Bereavement is not an area that prevention can
help ease. However, by preparing as much as possible prior to the need,
you will be more available to focus on supporting clients emotionally.
The project you submit this week should be something you can save and
realistically use in your future career. If you take your time with this
project it can be something very useful.

For the Assignment,
you will create a support group for one of the following populations:
breast cancer survivor, loss of infant, new widow, child who lost a
sibling, or another population as approved by your instructor. You will
create a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation in which you will explain the
type of group (family, multi-group, etc.) you will be designing. The
presentation must include at least 5-7 academic references to support
the planning and 3-5 good resources you would pass on to group members.

Submit a PPT presentation which includes the following:

• Explanation of important principles related to grief and loss and how these were taken into account when designing the group
• Description of the structure and function of the group you planned
• Explanation of how diversity and culture was taken into account when developing this group
• Explanation of how you would engage the group members
• Explanation of how you would assess functioning and dynamics
• Explanation of intervention that would be provided in the group,
  including reasons for sharing the 3-5 recommended resources for the
  group.
• Explanation of how you would evaluate group outcomes
• References

Required Readings

Gehlert, S., & Browne, T. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of health social work (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

• Chapter 23, “End-of-Life Care” (pp. 627–642)

Buckey, J. W., & Abell, N. (2010). Life-sustaining treatment
decisions: A social work response to meet needs of health care
surrogates. Journal of Social Work & End-of-Life Palliative Care, 6(1–2), 27–50.

Cagle, J. G., Kovacs, P. J. (2009). Education: a complex and empowering social work intervention at the end of life. Health and Social Work, 34(1), 17–27.

Johnson, K. S., Kuchibhatla, M., & Tulsky J. A. (2008). What
explains racial differences in the use of advance directives and
attitudes toward hospice care? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57(10), 1953–1958.

National Association of Social Workers. (2004). NASW standards for social work practice in palliative & end of life care. Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=xBMd58VwEhk%3d&portalid=0

Peck, M. R. (2009). Personal death anxiety and communication about advance directives among oncology social workers. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 5(1–2), 49–60.

Silveira, M. J., Kim, S. Y., & Langa, K. M. (2010). Advance
directives and outcomes of surrogate decision making before death. New England Journal of Medicine, 362(13), 1211–1218.

Document: Kaltura Personal Capture – QuickStart Guide (PDF)

Optional Resources

Black, K. (2007). Psychiatric advance directives and social workers: An integrative review. Social Work, 55(2), 157–167.

Davis, N. S. (2013). A heavenly collaboration: Social workers and
churches working to increase advance directive completion among African
American elderly. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 23(4), 462–474.

Sessana, L. (2008). The role of spirituality in advance directive
decision making among independent community dwelling older adults. Journal of Religion and Health, 47(1), 32–44.

Snow, A., Warner, J., & Zilberfein, F. (2008). The
increase of treatment options at the end of life: Impact on the social
work role in an inpatient hospital setting. Social Work in Health Care, 47(4), 376–391.

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