Social Work/Family Care Services - PDF

Social Workers at Calvary Hospital help patients and their families in coping with the stresses that accompany illness and hospitalization. Because end stages illnesses often leads to problems that are difficult to handle, a Social Work/Family Care Practitioner is assigned to each patient and their family on the day of admission.

The assigned worker is available to the patient and family throughout the period of hospitalization and into the bereavement period, if appropriate. Social Work/Family Care Practitioners help all involved deal with issues such as change and loss, and help to strengthen positive coping skills.

Social Workers meet with patients and their families to identify specific concerns as well as to support and develop ways to cope with the present situation. As part of the healthcare team, they work closely with doctors, nurses and other staff to develop a treatment plan for each patient.

Social Work/Family Care Practioner are on staff seven days a week and available on call 24 hours a day to assist patients and families.

Services Include

• INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
• FAMILY COUNSELING
• GROUP COUNSELING FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS 
• DISCHARGE PLANNING
• BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING
• COMMUNITY RESOURCE INFORMATION
• CHILDREN’S GROUPS
• EDUCATION PROGRAMS
• WELLNESS PROGRAMS INLCUDING MASAGE, REFLEXOLOGY AND YOGA

Family Services - PDF

SUPPORT GROUPS
Relatives and friends of Calvary Hospital patients are invited to attend these weekly groups. Professionally led by a Social Work/Family Care Practioner, the groups are designed as a special opportunity to talk about your own experience as a family member or friend of a patient.

TIMES:
Tuesdays at 5:00 PM
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Meetings are located in the Family Care Center on the first floor by the fish tank

KID’S PLACE
This Friday program, provided in collaboration with Therapeutic Recreation, offers children ages 6 to 11 who are visiting Calvary patients, an opportunity to spend time in a creative, supportive environment where activities are designed to help them deal with the serious illness of a relative or friend.