Healthcare Social Workers
Also called: Social Worker, Medical Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Director of Social Services
What they do:
Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family care givers, providing patient education and counseling, and making referrals for other services. May also provide care and case management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.
On the job, you would:
- Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
- Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to assess client needs.
- Refer patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.
Health
Math and Science
Business
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
Social
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Medical software
Word processing software
Data base user interface and query software
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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See more details at O*NET OnLine about healthcare social workers.