DR. ELLEN L. CSIKAI, Associate Professor

Degrees:
• B.S.W., University of Pittsburgh
• M.S.W., University of Pittsburgh
• M.P.H., University of Pittsburgh
• Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Field of interest:
Social work practice; aging and end-of-life issues; ethics

Publications:

Csikai, E.L., & Jones, B. (2007). Teaching resources for end-of-life care. Chicago: Lyceum Books, Inc.

Csikai, E. L., Roth, S., & Moore, C. (in press). Ethical dilemmas faced in end-of-life care decision making by oncology social workers and the need for practice guidelines. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology.

Csikai, E. L. (in press). Social workers’ participation in the resolution of ethical dilemmas in hospice care. Health & Social Work.

Advance Directives and Assisted Suicide: Policy Implications for Social Work Practice. (in press) in Clinical Social Work in End-of-Life Care. Editors J. Berzoff & P. Silverman, New York: Columbia University Press.

Randall, H. & Csikai, E. L. (in press). Issues affecting utilization of hospice services by rural Hispanics. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work.

Csikai, E. L. & Manetta, A. (2002). Preventing unnecessary deaths among older adults: A call to action for social workers. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 38(3), 85-97.

Csikai, E. L. (2002). The state of ethics committees in hospice and the social work role. Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying, 45(3), 245-259.

Csikai, E. L. & Belanger, K. (2002). Fields of social work practice: students’ attitudes and interests. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 8(1), 33-49.

Csikai, E. L. & Bass, K. (2000). Health care social workers’ views of ethical issues, practice, and policy in end-of-life care. Social Work in Health Care. 32(2), 1-22.

Csikai, E. L. (2000). Adult protective services workers’ views on end-of-life care issues: Survey results. The APS News, 3.3, 3-4.