Palliative Care Social Work Australia

About Us

Who we are

Overview

Palliative Care Social Work Australia is a national association that brings together social workers who provide, or have an interest in, palliative and end of life care and bereavement.

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.

PCSWA represents social workers across 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.

Mission

Palliative Care Social Work Australia (PCSWA) is committed to the promotion of evidence based, high quality social work practice across all sectors of palliative, end of life and bereavement care and to fulfill the following goals:

Advocacy

Promote social work contribution to end of life care and bereavement and drive policy and systems change.

Collaboration

Enhance partnerships and collaborative activities within the profession and with other organisations and agencies.

Excellence

Inspire and support social work leadership, research and evaluation and support professional development.

Vision

Our vision is to strengthen the voice of social work and to promote excellence in social work practice in the provision of psychological, social, cultural, emotional, spiritual and practical support in palliative and end of life care and bereavement.

Join PCSWA to become part of a national active and vibrant professional community of social workers, committed to championing advancements in best practices, service development, policy and research in palliative care, end of life care and bereavement.

PCSWA connects colleagues and promotes professional development and leadership within the profession in palliative care, end of life care and bereavement.

PCSWA provides a united voice for the social work profession to advocate for critical changes that supports and promotes the profession as well as enhancing palliative care, end of life care and bereavement.

Palliative Care Social Work Australia (PCSWA) represents a National alliance of social workers who provide, or have an interest in, palliative and end of life care and bereavement.

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