Clinical Social Workers are licensed mental health professionals trained to help people find solutions to many emotional problems from daily crises to life's most difficult situations. We accomplish this through a unique combination of psychotherapy, active problem solving and direct connection with the network of community resources. You may want to speak with a social worker when you or your family are dealing with an illness and having difficulty coping. Talking with a social worker can offer an objective perspective.
Social workers share knowledge gained by helping other patients and families in similar situations.
MGH social workers are accessible to you on all of the patient care floors of the hospital, in the emergency department, transplant, dialysis,oncology, inpatient psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, substance abuse, pediatrics, obstetrics, infertility, in some outpatient medical practices, and the employee assistance program. Clinical social workers are trained in individual, couple, family, and group counseling. Our training is unique in that it focuses on the environment as well as the individual. Social workers are skilled in mobilizing family, friends and community resources to help solve problems. We work with you and your family to help address your concerns.