Medical Social WORK
What type of problems do medical social workers help patients with?
Health-related and personal challenges
Do medical social workers provide emotional support?
Yes
What skill helps social workers find solutions to problems?
Problem-solving
Name one healthcare professional a medical social worker works with.
Doctor
Which competency focuses on connecting with patients and families?
Competency 6: Engagement
Name one place where medical social workers work.
Hospitals
What is the process of planning for a patient's safe departure from the hospital called?
Discharge Planning
What skill helps social workers stand up for patients' needs?
Patient advocacy
Do medical social workers work with nurses?
Yes
Which competency focuses on understanding a patient's needs?
Competency 7: Assessment
Who may receive support from a medical social worker?
Patients and their families
What do medical social workers help patients find when they need assistance?
Resources
What skill helps social workers work well with doctors and nurses?
Communication and teamwork
What do we call a group of different healthcare professionals working together?
A multidisciplinary team
Which competency focuses on helping patients through action and support?
Competency 8: Intervention
What is the main goal of medical social work?
To support patients' health and well-being
What do social workers do when they help patients understand their rights and needs?
Advocacy
A patient cannot afford medication. What skill helps the social worker find a solution?
Problem-solving
What is the purpose of coordinating care for a patient?
To make sure the patient's needs are met
Which competency focuses on using research to improve social work practice?
Competency 3: Research
Name one resource a medical social worker can help a patient find.
Housing, insurance, or transportation
What is it called when social workers connect patients with services they need?
Resource coordination
Why is teamwork important in medical social work?
It helps coordinate patient care
A patient needs help getting home after leaving the hospital. Who can help coordinate the plan?
The medical social worker and healthcare team
Which competency focuses on determining whether social work services are effective?
Competency 9: Evaluation