96863 - LABORATORIO SUL RUOLO DELL'ASSISTENTE SOCIALE NELLE CURE PALLIATIVE: COMPETENZE E PRASSI OPERATIVE

Learning outcomes

At the end of the workshop the student: knows the evolution of palliative care and specific legislation; knows the fundamentals of the organization of palliative care services and the complex needs of the patient with oncological and non-oncological pathology and his family; knows the role and skills of social work in palliative care

Course contents

The seminars organized within the course will address: the legitimation of the social worker in palliative care; The culture of palliative care; The ethical aspects of the social worker profession; The methodological aspects (use of the interview, team work, network, community work); Comparing experiences.

Each seminar will be led by a professional working in the field of palliative care:

Readings/Bibliography

1) Commissione Assistenti Sociali SICP – Società Italiana di Cure Palliative, Documento di raccomandazioni commissione assistenti sociali società italiana di cure palliative, 2016.
Reperibile al sito: https://www.sicp.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/38_Doc_Raccomandazioni_AssSocialiSICP_2016.pdf

2) U. Albano, N. Martinelli, Accompagnare alle frontiere della vita, Maggioli Editore, 2020.

3) Gruppo di Lavoro Assistenti Sociali Cure Palliative Lombardia – Rete Nazionale Assistenti Sociali Cure Palliative, Il tempo che resta: appunti di servizio sociale nelle cure palliative, 2016.
Reperibile al sito: https://www.ordineaslombardia.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cure-palliative-4_ott_2018.pdf

4) L. Orsi (2015), Le cure palliative: un ponte fra ospedale e territorio?, in «Salute e Società», XIV(3), 147-158.

More documents retrievable at: https://www.sicp.it/documenti/

Teaching methods

Lectures with in-depth study of case studies and practical exercises.

Assessment methods

Assessment methods

Credits will be recognized when the following conditions are met:

1) Attendance of the seminar meetings (6) (there will be an attendance check for each lesson).

2) The final examination consists of writing a paper to be sent by email to the teacher at the latest 10 days before the date of the examination:

- the topic is of the student's choice and can be communicated and discussed via email with the teacher;

- the paper must have a maximum length of 15000 characters including spaces.

Teaching tools

The material will be made available on the teacher's website during the course.

Office hours

See the website of Francesca Mantovani