Vickie Leff

Palliative Care Social Work Consultant.

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@PalliativeMed_j @MdSblock @DShalevMD Palliative Social Workers are the mental health experts on the PC IDT, & have been for decades. We need more of them to help meet the mental health needs of our patients & families.

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

Learning about serious illness care from lived experiences by clinicians is learning that stays with you. https://t.co/USaEbqOq8S
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[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

Thanks to @PalliativeMed_j for the recent review of Mirrors & Windows: Reflections on the Journey in Serious Illness Practice! https://t.co/USaEbqOq8S
"a rich tapestry of experiences that resonate deeply with readers."

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@tomleblancMD @ASCO Just as the providers didn't fail or lose.

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@tomleblancMD @ASCO Wouldn't it be great if ASCO took this acknowledgment one step further: a public campaign apologizing to all the grieving families, helping them know it wasn't the pts "fault"? They didn't "fail"; they didn't "lose" - they did the best they could. Those words would matter.

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

It has been fifty years since the beginning of Palliative Care. Time to take a look at what is working and what needs changing. This unique workshop will take place at Smith School of Social Work on June 15th.
https://t.co/COgv7DBiou

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@NathanAGray Thank you for the shout out Nathan!!!!!

[Nathan Gray MD, FACP @NathanAGray]

Re-sharing this comic with a lesson I learned from social work superstar @LeffVickie in honor of #SocialWorkMonth ! Learn how to sit with grief. #hapc (1/2)

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

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[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

Happy Social Work Month! Share these incredible essays this month with your healthcare colleagues.

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

https://t.co/XwI4Z8bC1e to Advance Palliative Care

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

Health care's hidden struggles: a paradigm shift https://t.co/gi4MBQPyIZ

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

Recent Blog post on KevinMD. Organizations have to take responsibility for supporting their staff.
https://t.co/ux5WGwiiQz

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@BillyRosaPhD @AnnalsofIM @releiter @DocApplebaum @ChaseTMAnderson @kimacquaviva @jack_turban @jbullockruns @AAHPM @CAPCpalliative @roneetE @RuschRachel So beautifully said, so helpful to hear. Thank you.

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@PalliativClaire @anne_kelemen @arimopat Thank you Claire for including Mirrors and Windows as September's Book Review, we are very grateful.

[Claire Crawford, PhD, LMSW, APHSW-C @PalliativClaire]

September's book review is "Windows & Mirrors" edited by Terry Altillo, @anne_kelemen @LeffVickie and @arimopat

https://t.co/9nTF6NjE2n

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@JasAWebb @OHSUKnight @OHSUNews Dapper as always Dr. Webb!!!

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@DShalevMD Very much appreciate your comments. I'll reach out off line, love to continue this conversation. Thank you!

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@DShalevMD Thank you, happy to chat. Please know that PCSW appreciates all the team help and acknowledgment - at the same time knowing that PCSW is often sidelined and not seen as the mh expert on the team, minimizing the need for more PCSW.

[Vickie Leff @LeffVickie]

@DShalevMD Totally agree! We need more PCSW to do this work. Recognizing the PSW as the MH "expert" on the team is one way to advocate for more PCSW. While not wanting to undercut roles of team members, we also need to acknowledge expertise to strengthen the team.