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How to choose a good hospice (whether you’re looking for a job or signing up a relative)
Hospices are not all equally well run. This article begins a discussion about the qualities that make a hospice a better work situation for employees and service provider for patients.
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You can be a resilient hospice social worker
My spouse’s back has been hurting her. My two youngest kids are down in the dumps with colds. It’s a
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Secure vulnerability: being emotionally present in a professional role
How you can be emotionally present with patients and their family members while also being professionally purposeful. Because you need to be both.
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Hospice patient information spreadsheet – what it is and why it’s important
The first impression in your interview might not create as lasting an impression as we hope or expect. Your new agency will hire you with the hope–and not the certainty–that you will do well. They will look forward with hopeful eyes to seeing how you work out. The first first impression is what got you the job, but the second…
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How to do hospice social work – what to learn about before your interview
Do you future boss a favor and let her know that she has nothing to worry about: you will start your position already knowing the minimum necessary to keep compliant with regulations. Even though you have not yet worked in hospice, you know the deal with the psychosocial assessments, DNRs, funeral home planning…
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Four steps to take now to prepare for a hospice social work job
School won’t give you everything you need to get your first hospice social work job, though your internship may help to some extent. After you graduate, you will still need to gain connections, experience and a good story about your connection to hospice. You can obtain all of these things easily by following the right steps.
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Get your first hospice social work job
Many of my classmates in graduate school were doomed to tolerate an excruciating month (or more) while waiting for their school transcripts to be processed so they could submit them and get their licenses. Thankfully I was able to spend this time at an Army leadership school in Louisiana.
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