Hospice and Palliative Care
Presenter(s): Melissa Wombwell-Twersky, MSW, LCSW
NASW-NYS Members: $30
NASW Other Chapter Member: $60
Non-Members: $75
This workshop is approved for 3.0 continuing education credit hour(s) for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, and licensed marriage and family therapists.
Workshop Description
This course is designed for beginner-intermediate social workers interested in learning more about the use of Hospice and Palliative Care for clients with life limiting illnesses. The course will also discuss the role of the social worker in end of life care and will address the appropriate use of each program. NASW Standards for Palliative and End of Life Care will also be reviewed.
Learning Objectives
After the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify the role of the Social Worker in End of Life Care
- Describe the difference between Hospice and Palliative Care Programs
- Make an appropriate referral to Hospice or Palliative Care
- Determine patients that could benefit from Hospice or Palliative Care
This workshop is approved for 3.0 continuing education credit hour(s).
NASW-NYS is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (Provider ID #0014), licensed mental health counselors (Provider ID #MHC-0053), and licensed marriage and family therapists. (Provider ID #MFT-0037).
Melissa Wombwell-Twersky, MSW, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working in the field of geriatric social work for the last 24 years with an emphasis on hospice for the last 15 years. Melissa received her bachelor’s degree in Social Work from West Chester University in 1997 and received her master’s degree in Social Work from Temple University in 2002. Melissa is certified as an Advanced Social Worker in Gerontology and was recently certified as an Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Social Worker from the National Association of Social Workers where she has been a member for the past 24 years. Melissa is a member of the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work where she serves on the Managers and Supervisors Sub-Committee. Melissa also offers clinical supervision to social workers studying for their clinical social work license.
