Ethical Issues in the Social Worker's Role in Physician-Assisted Suicide.

Manetta, Ameda A.; Wells, Janice G.

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ERIC Number: EJ634389

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Publication Date: 2001

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Ethical Issues in the Social Worker's Role in Physician-Assisted Suicide.

Manetta, Ameda A.; Wells, Janice G.

Health & Social Work, v26 n3 p160-66 Aug 2001

Presents results of an exploratory study of social workers' views on physician-assisted suicide (PAS), situations in which PAS would be favored, and whether there is a difference in education or training on mental health issues, ethics, or suicide between social workers who favor PAS and those who oppose PAS. (BF)

Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Ethics, Euthanasia, Physicians, Professional Education, Questionnaires, Social Workers, Suicide, Terminal Illness

Publication Type: Journal Articles

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Language: English

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