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Information For > Allied Health > Allied Health and Palliative Care > Roles of Allied Health Professionals > Social Workers. A social worker provides counselling and support to both patients and their families. Social workers focus on supporting people and their families with honesty, respect and without judgement, as their priorities and needs for living change.
Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care Paul B. Jacobsen, Ph.D, and William Breitbart, MD Background : Relief of suffering is a central goal for palliative care. Achievement of this goal can be difficult, however, due to the complex nature of suffering. Methods : A psychosocial perspective is used to understand suffering and to identify interventions to relieve suffering in patients with advanced disease.