This session will explore the specific role of social workers in the charitable hospice sector. It will explore the development of this specialism over time and the role of social work in improving both quality of life for patients, families and carers and encouraging a stronger focus on psychosocial needs and responses from within the multi-disciplinary team. It will also consider the proposed role for social workers within the draft Assisted Dying Bill. 

Attend this session to:

• Find out about this social work specialism and where the profession fits into palliative care
• Hear about threats to the role and the importance of its protection
• Learn about the proposed role of social work within assisted dying legislation