Psychotherapist social worker vs medical social worker

Differences between psychotherapist social worker and medical social worker duties and responsibilities

Psychotherapist social worker example responsibilities.

• Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems.
• Assist patients to apply for Medicaid, food stamps, medical insurance, housing, and SSI/SSD.
• Assist clients in ascertaining eligibility for SSA, Medicare and MD Medicaid (including ACA) and completing requisite applications.
• Work with a complex interdisciplinary team facilitating treatment for patients on medical floors including oncology, dialysis, cardiac and maternity.
• Integrate a therapeutic/clinical model base on of DBT that support student academic, behavioral and social success.

Medical social worker example responsibilities.

• Understand manage care, Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
• Humanize the medical setting for elderly patients by using appropriate compassion in explaining complex information.
• Provide crisis intervention, supportive counseling and trauma/grief counseling for patients and their families experiencing acute or chronic traumatic events.
• Provide hands-on assessment and monitoring of suspect child abuse and neglect cases of children needing intensive rehabilitation and specialize care.
• Provide social casework to patients having difficulty in social functioning, primarily as it affects their health and emotional rehabilitation.
• Facilitate family counseling, crisis intervention, and assessments of specials population including geriatrics, homeless and substance abusing veterans.
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