Medical and Public Health Social Workers
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Provide persons, families, or vulnerable populations with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses, such as Alzheimer's, cancer, or AIDS. Services include advising family care givers, providing patient education and counseling, and making necessary referrals for other social services.
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A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
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Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
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- Counsels clients and patients, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.
- Formulates or coordinates program plan for treatment, care, and rehabilitation of client or patient, based on social work experience and knowledge.
- Monitors, evaluates, and records client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
- Interviews clients, reviews records, and confers with other professionals to evaluate mental or physical condition of client or patient.
- Counsels family members to assist in understanding, dealing with, and supporting client or patient.
- Modifies treatment plan to comply with changes in client's status.
- Intervenes as advocate for client or patient to resolve emergency problems in crisis situation.
- Refers patient, client, or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness.
- Supervises and directs other workers providing services to client or patient.
- Plans and conducts programs to prevent substance abuse or improve health and counseling services in community.
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$38,050.00/year
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$40,280.00/year
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1. Oral Expression
2. Oral Comprehension
3. Problem Sensitivity
4. Speech Clarity
5. Written Comprehension
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1. Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
2. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
3. Establishing & Maintaining Relationships
4. Assisting and Caring for Others
5. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
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1. Social Perceptiveness
2. Service Orientation
3. Active Learning
4. Active Listening
5. Problem Identification
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1. Job-Required Social Interaction
2. Objective or Subjective Information
3. Consequence of Error
4. Provide a Service to Others
5. Responsible for Others' Health & Safety
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