This book introduces readers to the collaborative processes of a grassroots consortium of 50 public and private health care organizations whose mission is to provide palliative care education to the larger community. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care.
This volume examines the specific areas of concern that the Collaborative for Palliative Care group has addressed in its education programs and advocacy, as well as the processes that have been so successful in building community assets.
"The book comprises seven chapters, which I felt were well written and thoughtful, addressing specific areas of concern to the Collaborative. These include building community assets to improve palliative and end-of-life care, improving pain management and the relief of suffering, developing inter-professional educational programs in advance care planning, and end-of-life decision making, exploring interfaith practice and the issues of religion and spirituality and, last but not least, the vexed issue of health care costs in end-of-life and palliative care. This book is about how we might improve the whole system, and will be of interest to anyone who works in palliative care, particularly those with responsibilities for administration and planning."Roger Woodruff, Volume 7, No. 1 (2011) of the Journal of Social Work in End of Life Care
