How do they match: Healthcare Social Workers

  • Family Advocate
  • Family Support Specialist
  • Family Support Worker
  • Case Manager
  • Certified Health Care Social Worker
  • Certified Social Worker in Health Care
  • Geriatric Care Manager
  • Health Care Social Worker
  • Home Health Care Social Worker
  • Hospice Home Care Social Worker
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Long Term Care Social Worker
  • Medical Case Manager
  • Social Work Case Manager

  • Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.

  • Investigate child abuse or neglect cases and take authorized protective action when necessary.
  • Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
  • Organize support groups or counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting the client or patient.
  • Plan discharge from care facility to home or other care facility.
  • 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.
  • Utilize consultation data and social work experience to plan and coordinate client or patient care and rehabilitation, following through to ensure service efficacy.

  • Counsel family members of clients or patients.