Abstract:

Palliative car, being a special type of care including alleviation of physical and psychosocial symptoms of individuals with life limiting serious diseases, has long been neglected in our country. This has also affected the activity of social workers in the presentation of health services. In the present study, present status of social work in palliative care services in Turkey has been analyzed. It has also attempted to explain the historical place of social work in palliative care services from 2002 on under the guidance of WHO and Ministry of health. In the present study, an analysis of stages social work profession went through in social care services, its strong and weak aspects and its future perspectives is carried out. It is thought that this process which our country went through, experience gained and accumulation of knowledge in this process may make contributions to the countries that have only recently started to implement palliative care services, which are evaluated in the context of human rights at present.

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