Balma Soraya Hernández Moscoso

I am currently a social worker in the palliative care service at SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, where I give support to patients with cancer and pregnant women with an antenatal diagnosis with a bad prognosis. I am a member of Sociedad Española de Cuidados Paliativos Pediátricos and of the Board of Deontology of Col·legi de Treball Social de Catalunya. I am training in research methodology and new applied technologies.

Training

• Doctoral student in Sociology. University of Barcelona.
• University extension course on Human Differences and Cultural Diversity. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 2021.
• Master’s Degree in Hospital Social Work. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 2017.
• Master’s Degree in Citizenship and Human Rights: specialisation in Applied Bioethics and Ethics. University of Barcelona, 2013.
• Diploma in Social Work. University of Barcelona, 2011.

International experience

• Hospital social worker. Internship. Necker–Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris (France), 2019.

Research work

• Currently a researcher with the Pediatric Chronic Diseases and Palliative Care group, SJD Research Institute (IRSJD).

Teaching

• Lecturer. Master’s Degree in End of Life Psychosocial and Spiritual Care. University of Vic-ICO, since 2016.
• Course in Bioethics and Ethics Applied to Social Work. Targeted, since 2022.