Margaret Reith is senior social worker at the Princess Alice Hospice, Surrey, UK, formerly the social work manager there. She is the author of research and professional papers in palliative care and forensic mental health, and of Community Care Tragedies: A Practice Guide to Mental Health Inquiries. She has presented papers in the UK, the USA, several European countries, and Japan.Malcolm Payne is the director of psycho-social and spiritual care at St. Christopher's Hospice in London. He is emeritus professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He has been extensively involved in international social work, leading and working on projects to develop social work and social policy in Russia, China, and Eastern Europe. He has written 10 books and 250 shorter works published in 13 languages, including the best-selling Modern Social Work Theory as well asWhat is Professional Social Work? and Teamwork in Multiprofessional Care.

Margaret Reith is senior social worker at the Princess Alice Hospice, Surrey, UK, formerly the social work manager there. She is the author of research and professional papers in palliative care and forensic mental health, and of Community Care Tragedies: A Practice Guide to Mental Health Inquiries. She has presented papers in the UK, the USA, several European countries, and Japan.Malcolm Payne is the director of psycho-social and spiritual care at St. Christopher's Hospice in London. He is emeritus professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He has been extensively involved in international social work, leading and working on projects to develop social work and social policy in Russia, China, and Eastern Europe. He has written 10 books and 250 shorter works published in 13 languages, including the best-selling Modern Social Work Theory as well asWhat is Professional Social Work? and Teamwork in Multiprofessional Care.