
Companioning in End of Life Care - Social Work Education for Students and Practitioners - Ep. 71
The Social Work Stories Podcast
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The Importance of Processing Losses
Liz: To know that this is an important part of their processing I think there's something very comforting in some regards for the family to have someone sitting there going and this is okay. A big part of our role over the many years has been to say to other staff members this is natural. What they're doing is absolutely natural even though they look like they're bouncing off the walls, she says. Liz: In order to be able to bring your A game in those situations if you've had so many experiences that in your own personal life that impact on you you really need to work through those as a social worker. If you sit in a position where you value life over everything else
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