T/QPBZXH 0001-2023 General Rules for Funeral Social Work Services

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Main technical content: Funeral services are an important field of public welfare services. With the development of the times, the palliative care services in the elderly care industry abroad have a history of nearly 80 years. To this end, in July 2023, the Ministry of Civil Affairs officially issued the National Standards Implementation Guide for the Classification and Evaluation of Elderly Care Institutions (2023 Edition), proposing evaluation indicators for palliative care services around "service content", "service personnel", and "service requirements". Funeral social workers are one of the main supporting forces for palliative care services. Service objects: Individuals and their families diagnosed with end-of-life conditions by medical clinics; patients in the terminal stage and their families; families in the mourning period and grieving stage, as well as those with social and psychological needs during funeral services. Service content: 1. End-of-life care services in the terminal stage: Provide psychological, social, farewell ceremonies, and dignity-based farewell services. 2. Palliative care services: - Initial assessment and case acceptance - Information consent - Screening and triage - Professional palliative care assessment - Service plan development - Integrated professional team - Re-evaluation and outcome transfer - Closed-loop linkage system - Case closure and reflection 3. Grief counseling services: - Grief: The reaction and process of bereaved individuals after losing a loved one. It affects their emotional, cognitive, social, and physical health. - Grief counseling: Assisting individuals to experience normal grief within a reasonable timeframe and complete grief tasks healthily, thereby facilitating their return to normal life. - Provide grief counseling services to families in need and maintain case records. - Develop emergency safety plans and protective measures for

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