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Social Work Services

Social workers provide a range of supports for clients and their families. At Therapy ACT, the social worker is often the first person a client has contact with.

What problems does Social Work help with?

  • Dealing with a new diagnosis, including health and ill health
  • Difficulties of relationships as a result of personal and family issues related to the diagnosis
  • Explaining the impact of grief, loss, vulnerability and attachment
  • Assisting with difficulties of isolation, limited social supports, financial problems
  • Clarifying the pressures of balancing work, family, caring roles
  • Developing plans for the future needs of all family members
  • Explaining how problem solving techniques can assist families
  • Accessing community resources and supports
  • Advocating for clients

How do Social Workers help?

Services are family / person-centred and needs are addressed in a way that is appropriate for the family.

Social work, as a profession, is also concerned with the development of social policy, community development and service provision for people who are vulnerable or disadvantaged.

How are services provided?

Social Workers provide a range of services, including:

  • Counselling – grief & loss issues, de-briefing
  • Relationship development – client, agencies, community
  • Planning – short and long term, “futures planning”, service planning
  • Facilitating, enabling, empowering – coordination of access to financial and social resources, networking opportunities, linking to other services
  • Assessment – family needs, psycho-social needs
  • Information provision and education – referral, skill development, program development, information about support services
  • Representation / advocacy – for clients with agencies, community services

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This page was last updated on 19 December, 2007