Life oriented perspective: The key components for social work in palliative care

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22530660
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Social welfare and social work studies
Research Institution	Nishikyushu University
Principal Investigator	YAMADA Miho (NUKI Miho) 西九州大学, 健康福祉学部, 准教授 (90326992)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	緩和ケア / ソーシャルワーク / 保健・医療福祉
Research Abstract	Social workers established their professional uniqueness by applying a life oriented perspective to the problem solving process for patient and family in the palliative care unit. Conversely, assignment of social workers and role conflict between social workers and nurses seemed to limit the opportunity for social workers to provide direct assistance to patient and family in the palliative care unit. Under these circumstances, social workers pursue their professionalism by functioning as a maintenance role of the palliative care team.