“…Specifically, studies conducted in Australia, United Kingdom, and the United States all noted that hospice social workers have struggled with role definition, status, and identity issues (Lloyd-Williams, Friedman, & Rudd, 1999;MacDonald, 1991;Reese & Raymer, 2004;Ryan, 1996). Other barriers for social workers that have been identified include a lack of knowledge of other professions, role blurring, conflicts in values and theoretical approaches with other team members, negative team norms, client stereotyping, and various administrative issues (Reese & Sontag, 2001). …”