IDT Involvement & Advocacy for the Highest Level of Care

Counseling, support, and advocacy: for social workers, the most important of these roles is advocacy. In today’s hospice environment, a considerable amount of work is done through interdisciplinary meetings and teamwork. Join this informative webinar to learn how advocacy and interdisciplinary work dovetail.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Distinguish between interdisciplinary care and the weaknesses of the common and ineffective multidisciplinary model
• Explore how regulations both require and interfere with the IDT model
• Detail the critical role of the social worker as team leader around psycho-social goals, plans, obstacles, and high-risk dynamics
• Explain three important skills social workers should possess as members of the IDT, both inside and out of team meetings
• Describe the essential role of social workers as patient/family advocates as members of the IDT and within their communities
• Explore two potential pitfalls of advocating for patient/family wishes/needs and explain ways to skillfully stay on course