NASW Helps Joint Commission Develop New Consumer Brochure on Palliative Care

The Joint Commission recently published a consumer education brochure on palliative care. The brochure, developed in collaboration with NASW, is part of the Joint Commission’s Speak Up™ initiative, which encourages consumers to play an active role in their health care. Visit www.jointcommission.org/speak_up_palliative to download or print the brochure in both English and Spanish, free of charge.

 Related Resources

• The Joint Commission’s press release regarding the palliative care brochure
• Help Starts Here, NASW’s consumer Web site: includes information about living with illness, pain management, advance care planning, grief and loss, family caregiving, and death and dying
• NASW Standards for Social Work Practice in Palliative & End of Life Care
• NASW Advanced Practice Specialty Credentials in Hospice and Palliative Care
• NASW Practice Page for Palliative and Hospice Care