Clinical Social Workers at Levine Children's Hospital

At Levine Children's Hospital, clinical social workers are an important part of the team treating your child. Clinical social workers specialize in helping families with the day-to-day issues that happen when a child is hospitalized, as well as the unexpected needs that may arise.

Clinical Social Workers Help By:

• Assisting parents and their children with understanding that illness and hospitalization affects the entire family
• Counseling families confronted with social and financial difficulties
• Providing information and referrals to community resources for treatment and support
• Providing crisis or grief counseling for families in crisis situations
• Providing information on follow-up resources including Early Intervention and Child Service Coordination
• Applying for supplemental security income for premature infants
• Providing counseling for depression or adjustment issues
• Talking with doctors, nurses or other medical professionals
• Providing written educational materials
• Providing support group information