Palliative Care Paper

Palliative Care allows the client to have the certain able rights as to how their pain will be managed, the process of dying and the overall care of their health. The client’s health does not only encompass physical symptoms, but also emotional, spiritual and mental health influences. While dealing with a life-threatening illness, clients begin to worry about how their illness will affect them. This is when workers who specialize in palliative care can step in and alleviate the worry about their client’s fears. According to Kramer, “social workers often address psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual issues and advocate for the individual and family within the team and health-care system” (2013). Palliative care allows clients to make the best decisions possible for their health with also …show more content…
Becoming a part of an interdisciplinary teams involves numerous individuals such as doctors, nurses, social workers, mental health professionals, and other influential players who could play a role with the client’s health. Each member of the team builds upon each other’s strengths and expertise to achieve a common goal for the client. Interdisciplinary teams rely on collaboration, but also a consensus from the group. If conflict arises, this is where the client’s pain management can become affected. Having all members of the team involved with care taking can happen within conferences that includes everyone, including the family. Csikai discusses how “the purpose of such conferences is to ensure an exchange of information between individuals, families, and the health care team so that everyone “hears” the same information about diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment and care options, including risks and benefits” (2013). Everyone who is involved with the client has the right to access information that is crucial for the client’s pain management and other health risks and