SOCIÁLNÍ PRACOVNÍK V PALIATIVNÍ A HOSPICOVÉ PÉČI
SOCIAL WORKER IN PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE

Summary/Abstract: In palliative and hospice care, not only medical staff, psychologists and socialworkers are professionally involved. Therefore, they should have the knowledge andskills in palliative care to guarantee the best possible quality of life for the patientand to provide adequate support to their family members. The aim of this paper is tohighlight the need and the profession of the social worker within a holistic approachto the care of the terminally ill and dying in palliative and hospice care. In this paperwe use the analytic-synthetic method of professional texts not only in the field ofsocial work. The social worker, within the framework of his/her profession and whenworking with clients in palliative and hospice care, has the need to preserve the ethicsof life and their rights, needs and respect for their dignity.

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