Emotional and Day-to-Day Support
Social workers can provide you with the following help:
- Emotional guidance
- Financial support
- Transportation
- Access to home care and equipment
- Negotiating life changes
- Work- and disability-related questions
Patient Tools & Services
Social Workers
Turn to social workers when you need resources or help with any barriers to your care. Social workers can have a positive impact on your quality of life as well as your access to treatment.
Help with Your Diagnosis and Moving Forward
You may find a diagnosis very difficult to digest. In turn, you may have trouble understanding your prognosis, treatment options, or available resources.
What Social Workers Do
All those reasons are why a social worker can be part of your care team. More specifically, a social worker can help with the following aspects of your care:
- Cope with your diagnosis and emotions.
- Get support for you, your family, and caregivers, including referrals to community resources.
- Make decisions about treatment options, work, and family.
- Find help for your home, including medical equipment and referrals for home care.
- Understand employer medical leave and disability assistance.
- Review and understand Social Security benefits.
- Know how and when to enroll for Medicare benefits.
- Access medications.
- Get transportation and lodging.
- Give legal assistance about your medical wishes.
- Understand when and how to use palliative care.
