Practitioners who work with clients at the end of their lives face difficult decisions concerning the client s self determination the kind of death he or she will have and the prolongation of life They must also remain sensitive to the beliefs and needs of family members and the legal ethical and spiritual ramifications of the client s death Featuring twenty three decision cases based on interviews with professional social workers this unique volume allows students to wrestle with the often incomplete and conflicting information ethical issues and time constraints of actual cases Instead of offering easy solutions this book provides detailed accounts that provoke stimulating debates among students enabling them to confront their own responses beliefs and uncertainties to hone their critical thinking and decision making skills for professional practice Please note Teaching Notes for this volume will be available from Electronic Hallway in Spring 2010 To access the Teaching Notes you must first become a member of the Electronic Hallway The main Electronic Hallway web page is at https hallway org index php To join click Become a Hallway Member in the Get Involved category or point your browser directly to https hallway org involved join php and provide the required information After your instructor status has been confirmed you will receive an e mail granting access to the Electronic Hallway Once logged on to Electronic Hallway as a member click Case Search in the Cases and Resources category on themain web page Enter death dying bereavement without the quotation marks in the search box select all of the words in the drop down menu and click Submit The search process will generate a list of Teaching Notes for cases from Dying Death and Bereavement in Social Work Practice Decision Cases for Advanced Practice