Connecting the Dots Between Theoretical Knowledge and Clinical Practice: A Palliative Care Social Worker Process Improvement Project in an Acute Hospital Setting.

Abstract

For palliative care social workers, utilizing clinical practice theories in an acute hospital setting can be challenging but important. This article describes a process improvement project designed to increase intentionality in the implementation and documentation of social work interventions. It details the process of identifying major social work domains, interventions deployed and how the interventions specifically connect back to clinical practice theory.