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Social Work at VA Boston Healthcare System is an integral part of healthcare, helping veterans and their families with problems associated with the stress of an illness. In many cases, social workers join with other healthcare providers to meet patient needs.
VA Boston employs over 100 social workers in various roles throughout its sites.
Services Offered
Social workers provide a variety of services within the VA system and in the community, to include the following:
Patient education Case management
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-fiduciary
-independent living skills
-medication management
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Residential and transitional living Discharge planning: assessing the needs of the veteran, and working with the veteran and family for an appropriate placement Advocacy
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"Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal".
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
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