Hospice Social Worker
Organization: Arbor Hospice
Career Presentation
Career Shared: Hospice social worker
Brief Description: The hospice social worker is an expert in community resources and is able to assess patient and family needs and to recommend things like meals on wheels, transportation, and good financial and legal resources. The social worker has expertise in counseling and will provide support and guidance with issues surrounding the care of the patient and the needs of the family. The social worker explores alternatives for patient and family situations that are occurring in the present, have occurred in the past, and might occur in the future after the death of the loved one.
Group Size: 2–25 students
Age Level: Middle and high school
Interests: Dealing with terminally ill patients
Travel Limitations: Within Washtenaw County or 20 miles from Ann Arbor