Social Services
Objective
To provide the highest quality social work intervention and service to the people of Hawaii, and their families
What We Do
Provide counseling for patient who have been diagnosed with cancer. We help answer their questions, as well as address feeling that could include being lonely, sad or worried. We help plan for the future, provide education ad access community resources.
The Professional Staff
Social work staff consist of Masters level trained and licensed Social Workers (LSW)
Our Customers
Clinical Services Provided
To provide the highest quality social work intervention and service to the people of Hawaii, and their families
What We Do
Provide counseling for patient who have been diagnosed with cancer. We help answer their questions, as well as address feeling that could include being lonely, sad or worried. We help plan for the future, provide education ad access community resources.
The Professional Staff
Social work staff consist of Masters level trained and licensed Social Workers (LSW)
Why Social Worker?
As a creative problem sliver we work as a team with the physicians, nurses, navigators, psychiatrist and other medical professionals to provide services for the benefit of the total person, not just the diagnosis.Our Customers
- Patients
- Families
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Ancillary Departments
- Employees
- Visitors
- Student
- Our Communities
Clinical Services Provided
- Assessment, diagnosis, planning and treatment of psychosocial needs of the patient and family
- Brief therapy for newly diagnosed patients, families with adjustment to illness issues
- Community resource linkage
- Crisis Intervention
- Substance abuse counseling
- Grief/ bereavement therapy
- End of life care
- Advance Directive/Durable Power of Attorney
- Support Groups
- On going follow -up; pre, during and post treatment
Referral Process
Referral to Social Work can be made by:- Physician
- Nurse
- Self
- Family
- Navigator
- Health Care Professionals