This textbook on palliative social work is a companion volume to the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine and the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing. To that end, this chapter will accomplish the following:
♦ Palliative care consultation is increasingly available to patients and their families in the hospital setting.
♦ Consultation etiquette guides the processes of referral and consultation.
♦ The roles and opportunities for social work range from direct clinical care to leadership responsibilities on the team.
