End-of-life care and social work education: What do students need to know?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 219-231

  Huff, Marlene Belew ^a   Weisenfluh, Sherri ^a   Murphy, Mindy ^a   Black, Pamela J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Death education; Elderly; Social work

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CURRICULUM; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOLS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845946382     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v48n01_15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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