To access this thesis, you must be either on the campus of Sarah Lawrence College or have a valid MySLC login and password.
Date of Award
5-2025
Document Type
Thesis - Campus Access Only
Degree Name
MSW/MA Social Work and Child Development
First Advisor
Linwood Lewis
Second Advisor
Cynthia Puccio
Abstract
This thesis is centered around the pediatric palliative care experience in a large, urban hospital setting. Through my role as a social work student, I aimed to answer the question: what shapes a child’s (and, by extension, their family’s) palliative care and end-of-life experience? The four factors I identified include: the nature of their diagnosis, the child’s age and level of psychosocial development, the child and family’s social location, and the bias they face within the healthcare system. This thesis examines how these factors are interconnected and how they come together and write a child’s palliative care story.
Recommended Citation
Abdulbaki, Sarah, "What's in Your Story? Pediatric Palliative Care in a New York Hospital" (2025). Child Development Theses. 60.
https://digitalcommons.slc.edu/child_development_etd/60