Sponsor
Portland State University. School of Social Work
Advisor
Nancy Koroloff
Date of Award
1978
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Physical Description
1 online resource (97 p.)
Subjects
Social workers -- Attitudes, Death, Terminal care
DOI
10.15760/etd.2822
Abstract
The purpose of this study to examine the attitudes of several (MSW) medical social workers, currently employed in hospital settings, regarding: (1) death and dying issues, (2) education and training received related to working with the terminally ill patient, (3) specific practice issues which relate to the terminal patient, and, lastly, (4) the effectiveness of each social worker's place of employment in meeting the needs of the terminally ill patient and providing for adequate training of staff in this sensitive area.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17180
Recommended Citation
Stratton, Lon M., "Medical social workers' attitudes toward death and related matters" (1978). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2828.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2828
10.15760/etd.2822
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