Reflection 7

In chapter 7 we learn the importance of social work in the hospice care. This type of care was created was a sense of responsibility to help relieve human suffering. "The objective of hospice care is to maximize the  quality of a patient's remaining life and to facilitate his or her 'safe passage'" (Cowles, p. 285). Although hospice is normally mistaken for taking the family's place of taken care, it is not. Hospice provides support and care for the patient and family, especially right before time of death. Hospice workers are to provide strength that recognizes the patient's sense of wholeness and, intactness, and also control. "Hospice care has a holistic perspective in that it directs attention to the needs of the whole person" (Cowles, p. 285). Hospice also includes recognizing the biological, psychological, and also social spheres of a person's life. This refers to relationships with other people through the community, family, society, and cultural influences. Social workers are used in hospice for these reasons. A social worker's prime focus throughout hospice health is the patient's care and their psychological needs. They are to provide comfort to the patient and family through this hard time and to make sure they engage in a "passing death". The social worker also helps the family through their grieving before and after the patient passes. Hospice is a good organization that provides care all over. It provides support and comfort that is needed throughout  a scary time. Social workers also play a huge role and make a difference day by day.