Claire Crawford, PhD, LMSW, APHSW-C

Personal Statement

My practice is driven by two core social work values: recognizing the dignity and worth of each person and emphasizing the importance of human relationships. I approach each patient holistically with consideration of their unique family systems to better understand their quality of life goals. My intention is to create a safe, supportive environment for open and honest communication among providers and families to make shared medical decisions that will address these goals. It is my privilege to walk alongside patients and families in times of sorrow, joy, and gratitude. 

Clinical Interests:

Shared decision-making, infant loss, grief and bereavement, and assessing goals of care.

Research Interests:

Social support in medical settings, paternal bereavement, maternal and child health, health policy advocacy, social work disaster response, and social determinants of health.

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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Murrell, D.V., Lotze, T.E., Farber, H.J., Crawford, C.A., & Wiemann, C.M. (2017). The experience of families with children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I across health care systems. Journal of Child Neurology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0883073817716853.

Murrell, D.V., Crawford, C.A., Jackson, C., Lotze, T., & Wiemann, C.M. (2018). Identifying opportunities to provide family-centered care for families with children with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 43, 111-119.

Crawford, C. A., Shegog, R., Savas, L.S.,Frost, E.L., Healy, C.M., Coan, S.P., Gabay, E.K., Spinner, S.W. & Vernon, S.W. (2019). Using Intervention Mapping to develop an efficacious multicomponent systems-based intervention to increase Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in a large urban pediatric clinic network, Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk, 10(2). Available at: https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol10/iss2/9.

Crawford, C. (May 31, 2020). Social work in a time of social distance. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2020.1771807.

Crawford, C. (March 4, 2021). Studying social workers’ roles in natural disasters during a global pandemic: What can we learn? Qualitative Social Work, 20(1-2), 456-462. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325020973449.

Crawford, C. (2021). Turf wars: Integrating palliative care social work into a large pediatric hospital. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 24(4).

Schuelke T, Crawford C, Kentor R, Eppelheimer H, Chipriano C, Springmeyer K, Shukraft A, Hill M. (2021). Current grief support in pediatric palliative care. Children, 8(4):278. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040278.