Palliative Care Social Work Australia
A National Alliance of Social Workers
PCSWA represents social workers who provide palliative and end of life care and bereavement support in Australia, regardless of the setting in which they work.
PCSWA members work in specialist palliative care services, hospices and other settings such as hospitals, community and primary health, aged care facilities, correctional facilities, group homes and other government and non-government agencies.
PCSWA is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of social work as a central health profession in the provision of palliative, end of life and bereavement care. PCSWA is also committed to enhancing the provision of high quality and holistic person centred, family focused and community-oriented care.
STANDARDS
Palliative & End of Life Care Standards for Social Work
PCSWA is excited to release the national Palliative and End of Life Care Standards.
These standards provide a valuable framework to guide effective, professional and accountable social work practice in palliative and end of life care in Australia.
Click on the button below to download the Standards.