For Social Work Providers
Social Worker Consultation Information
At Boston Medical Center, social workers are on staff daily from 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM.:00 PM - 7:00 PM, and on weekends and holidays from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM. The Emergency Department now has 24/7 coverage and the night and weekend Emergency Department social worker can be reached by paging ID # 5511.
Here are some examples of what social workers can be consulted about:
- Access to community resources
- Adoption or foster care
- Barbara McInnis referrals
- Behavioral problems
- Clothing
- Community violence
- Coping with illness, treatment and recovery
- Cultural differences
- Debriefing for staff surrounding difficult or upsetting patient cases
- Employment concerns
- End of life issues
- Family meetings
- Financial difficulties
- Grief and loss
- Guardianship
- Health Care Proxy
- Homelessness
- Housing issues
- Interpersonal violence (Domestic violence)
- Issues of abuse or neglect
- Legal resources
- Mental health issues
- Parenting and care-giving concerns
- School related concerns
- Substance abuse issues
- Transportation
- Trauma
- Utilities