Social Work Funny
It takes this number of social worker(s) to change a lightbulb.
What is one?
*but ONLY if the lightbulb wants to be changed
The group of clients or client systems for which a social worker is responsible to serve.
What is case load?
The act of planning for a patient to leave treatment or the hospital.
What is discharge planning?
This is a federal law that prohibits the sharing of medical or mental health documents or information without the consent of the patient or client.
What is HIPAA?
The name of the The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities.
What is OPWDD?
This social worker said "I do this for the money".
What is No Social Worker Ever?
An ethical principle that recognizes the rights and needs of clients to be free to make their own choices and decisions.
What is self-determination?
A legal document created by a patient or client indicating their end of life wishes if they are no longer able to make their own decisions.
What are advanced directives or living wills?
A type of care that focuses on end of life care for the chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill. This system believes in palliative care only.
What is hospice care?
A program that helps patients with eligible medical conditions that do not have access to healthy curated meals.
What is GLWD?
Sometimes I have to remind people that I am a social worker and not this type of worker.
What is a miracle worker?
The skill of communicating an understanding and an appreciation of a service-users circumstances.
What is empathy?
When a patient does not desire to discharge and receives an IMM letter.
What is a discharge notice?
Name the ACT which legally allows for the following individuals to be contacted when a patient who lacks capacity has no HCP:
1) Legal Guardian
2) Spouse/Domestic partner
3) Adult child over 18 y/o
4) Parent
5) Adult sibling
6) Close friend
What is Family Health Care Decision Act?
The CarePort assessment that should be completed to address patient consults and SDOH needs.
What is the CRNA 321?
Being a social worker is easy. It's like riding this.
What is a bike? * except the bike is on fire, you're on fire, everything is on fire.
Something we can provide opportunities for, but only the client can do for themselves.
What is empowerment?
This is a series of questions asked at the beginning of treatment and helps to create a treatment plan in the medical setting.
What is a care coordination assessment?
The name of the portable medical order that outlines a patient's specific life sustaining treatment preferences, ensuring their wishes are followed by healthcare professionals in all settings.
What is a MOLST (medical orders for life sustaining treatment) Form?
This day of the year is known for the highest reported rate for human trafficking.
What is Superbowl Sunday?
A holiday movie about child abandonment and multiple agency failings.
What is Home Alone?
The act of intervening on behalf of an individual, group, or community to represent, defend, and support access to resources and/or services.
What is advocacy?
Consisting of a social worker, physician, nurse, psychiatrist and any additional clinical staff.
What is interdisciplinary team
A multilevel system approach to health care including hospitals, primary care and clinics. It is a belief in treating the whole person not the individual symptoms. Primarily in the treatment of physical health and mental health.
What is integrated health?
You need 100 hours of in-person, individual or group clinical supervision, distributed over a period of at least 36 months to apply for what kind of license.
What is LCSW in NY?