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The following sections are included: What is Chronic Kidney Disease?; Treatment Options for End Stage Renal Failure; Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Illness and Treatment; Social Work Assessment and Intervention across the Illness Trajectory; Professional Development for Social Workers; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References

The following sections are included: Introduction; Chronic Heart Disease; Understanding the Issues and Impact of the Disease on the Patient and Family; Assessment Framework; Conclusion; References

This chapter begins with a brief introduction and discussion of clini-cal ethics, medical social work ethics, and ethical dilemmas, followed by a brief review of some of the philosophical foundations of social work. ethics. The chapter ends by addressing common clinical ethical issues and challenges faced by MSWs in the constantly changing healthcare environ-ment, and how MSWs respond to such issues and challenges. The case scenarios to follow will further illustrate this. The discussion and review are meant to be concise and one is encouraged to do further reading to develop a more thorough understanding of ethics, so as to prepare oneself to make better use of the code of ethics in the social work practice.

The author writes with reference to her experience and knowledge gathered through 20 years of work with paediatric patients and their families, with the aim to provide some meaningful insights into pae-diatric social work. To achieve the aim, this chapter attempts to cover three aspects. The first aspect is on the knowledge related to paediatric social work, such as understanding the medical challenges faced by the young patients, reviewing the theories and practices essential for social workers to work effectively, and considering ways to collaborate success-fully with the medical personnel for the best interest of the patients. The second aspect concerns practice, which will be discussed using case examples to illustrate the application of theories. For example, the use of ecological perspective and human lifespan theories to assess the various significant systems that the young patients are directly or indirectly involved in to provide competent, comprehensive, and compassionate care. The third aspect concerns common issues and challenges faced by the paediatric social workers.

The following sections are included: Introduction; Palliative Care; Hospice Care; and End-of-Life Care: DefinitionsPalliative Care Movement in Singapore Using Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model to Understand the Impact of Illness on Patients and/or Families; Social Work and Palliative Care; Needs Assessments and Intervention; Key Elements in Person-Centred Care Approach; Current Challenges and Implications for Practice; Conclusion; References