Social Work Fellowship
Partnering with the Community
Hospice of the Valley is excited to offer community social workers a unique opportunity to experience the vital contribution social workers make for patients living with chronic and terminal illness and their families.
We are excited to offer a Hospice and Palliative Care Social Work Fellowship, set for March 28-29, 2024, from 8 a.m.– 5 p.m., at Hospice of the Valley’s Dementia Care and Education Campus.
Fellows will spend two days walking the walk with patients on hospice or palliative care and the interdisciplinary teams that serve them. The program will consist of a didactic orientation to hospice and palliative care, along with opportunities to shadow home visits and hospice inpatient units with a Hospice of the Valley social worker. We will conclude with an engaging session designed to explore, share and integrate the hospice experience into practice.
The next fellowship will be Spring 2025. Please check back late-fall for specific dates and the application.
Contact hours and a certificate of completion will be awarded.
“I will be able to speak more knowledgably to my patients about the benefits of hospice care…and the process to access hospice services.”
“This experience was a great example of what teamwork can do to improve quality patient care. I will take this teamwork concept back to our social workers and medical staff.”
“The best thing about the fellowship was the experience of being with the hospice social workers and getting a better understanding of challenges, skill set and ‘rhythm’ of their work.”