Dealing with Client Death and Dying: A Letter to Social Work Practicum Students

Authors

  • Amy Elizabeth Fulton Amy Fulton, M.S.W., is a Ph.D. student, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary (403-220-5942; aefulton@ucalgary.ca).

Abstract

The article is written as a letter to social work practicum students about dealing with client death and dying in their field education experience and in their future practice. The author's personal experience as a faculty liaison working with a student who experienced a client death is presented in order to illustrate the importance of preparing to encounter client death and dying in social work practice. Readers are also referred to several resources available in the literature in order to build their professional knowledge base.

Author Biography

Amy Elizabeth Fulton, Amy Fulton, M.S.W., is a Ph.D. student, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary (403-220-5942; aefulton@ucalgary.ca).

Amy Fulton, M.S.W., is a Ph.D. student, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary (403-220-5942; aefulton@ucalgary.ca).

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Published

2013-10-09

How to Cite

Fulton, A. E. (2013). Dealing with Client Death and Dying: A Letter to Social Work Practicum Students. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 18(2), 69–76. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/51