{"id":5780,"date":"2022-04-07T13:15:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T03:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=5780"},"modified":"2022-10-28T08:54:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T22:54:55","slug":"social-work-now-and-then","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/tpch-newsletter\/social-work-now-and-then","title":{"rendered":"Social Work &#8211; Now and then"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5788 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/world-social-work-cover-b.jpg\" alt=\"World Social Work day 2022 newsletter front cover\" width=\"400\" height=\"484\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/484;\" \/>Social Workers work across more than 32 wards and clinical areas at TPCH helping patients and their families resolve psychosocial issues impacting their healthcare. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A hospital social worker\u2019s role is to enhance social and emotional functioning through targeted interventions and the mobilisation of services and supports. They provide expert advice, support and intervention in challenging practice areas including child protection, domestic violence, elder abuse and advanced care planning.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently 52 social workers within TPCH\u2019s Social Work Department at ranging from new graduates to clinicians with over 30 years\u2019 experience.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s hear from some of our social workers about how the role the changed over the last 15 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/world-social-work-day-2022.pdf\">Over 15 years as a TPCH social worker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Workers work across more than 32 wards and clinical areas at TPCH helping patients and their families resolve psychosocial issues impacting their healthcare. A hospital social worker\u2019s role is to enhance social and emotional functioning through targeted interventions and the mobilisation of services and supports. 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