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26. Social Worker Patient Advocate

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Thu Jan 5, 2017, 10:17 PM

Jan 2017

I've come into contact with many "Social Worker Patient Advocates" over the past few years. They have all been very helpful in times of great need for my family as our parents have been in and out of hospitals and various rehabilitation settings. I consider the Social Worker at my mother's current home to be the best advocate for my mother and have gone to her whenever I had a problem.

Look up "Social Worker Patient Advocate" under job searches.

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I've finally found my calling...in a general way. [View all] Tobin S. Jan 2017 OP

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and Skittles Jan 2017 #29

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Wisconsin has a shortage of teachers. Goblinmonger Jan 2017 #25

my opinion fwiw sweetapogee Jan 2017 #8

Re: thankless Heddi Jan 2017 #10

you remind me of an incident sweetapogee Jan 2017 #17

people kill me Heddi Jan 2017 #19

wow sweetapogee Jan 2017 #27

Been thinking about you and your quest, Tobin, elleng Jan 2017 #9

About the EMT thing: Laffy Kat Jan 2017 #12

I'm a psychotherapist but many social workers are. It varies a lot. nolabear Jan 2017 #15

You'll have to be a teacher before you can be a school counselor TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #16

A very big need right now and over the next few decades is for home caregivers csziggy Jan 2017 #18

It's hard to find good caregivers because the jobs pay squat TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #30

True - some of the best we've had were students or retired nurses csziggy Jan 2017 #31

The move was for them to be eligible overtime wage rules TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #32

Yes - Mom's caregivers work 72 hours straight most of the time csziggy Jan 2017 #33

Do some volunteer work PasadenaTrudy Jan 2017 #20

Volunteer work is a great idea. It will give you a sense of whether The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #23

My sister is an EMT/Paramedic and she's older than you. hunter Jan 2017 #24

Social Worker Patient Advocate mia Jan 2017 #26

Teacher and that can segway into to school counselor mackerel Jan 2017 #28

How about Respiratory Therapist? Lisa D Jan 2017 #35

agree w others about volunteering for a while. mopinko Jan 2017 #36