Medical Social Worker : The Interview

For Mrs. Hewes the Introduction to Social Work class we were asked to interview a licensed Social Worker and write an experience paper about the interview. Finding a social worker to interview wasn’t very hard for me because many of my mother’s friends got their masters in social work, but not many of them actually got their license except for one of them. The licensed social worker that I interviewed goes by the name of Tanya Hill. Tanya got her Masters of Social Work at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida in 2000, as well as her license and she now resides in Panama City, Florida. Tanya is someone that I have known since I was a little girl and someone that I definitely aspire to be like once I graduate. My interview with Tanya was over the phone since I did not have time to drive back to Florida to do a face to face one, but while we were on the phone every answer she gave me to the questions I asked were quite interesting.

On September 21, 2015, I met with Ms. Katie, a student in the MSW program at NCSU, to conduct an interview. We met at Starbucks in Cary, in the crossroads shopping center. Ms. Katie’s responses helped me learn and think about social workers in the child welfare social field. As a prospective social worker, my questions were formed based thoughts that I was concerned about my responsibilities in the social work field..

When it came to the interview, I decided to ask Sophia questions about what it was like to be in social work practice. Some of the questions I posed were: What are the challenges and rewards of social work, what do you feel to be major successes in your fieldwork and how did you achieve these, what would you define as the primary purpose of social work practice, do you have a most memorable case you have worked on, what would you change about the system and why, and is there any advice you have for someone just starting out in a social work career?

The past couple semesters we have focused on theories, techniques, role-plays, etc. However, I think learning more about the human services profession as a whole is extremely beneficial. For this assignment, I conducted an interview with a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) named Joshua Feinberg at Chestnut Ridge Hospital. Joshua has been working as a social worker for four years. He enjoys the counseling aspect more than anything as being a social worker. At Chestnut Ridge Hospital, LICSW are technically called a “Clinical Therapist”. They are called clinical therapists because they mostly do counseling at this facility. During the course of the interview, the questions focused on the professional roles, positives, negatives,

I conducted the interview with a man name Donald Sinclair. Born and raised in Mr. Sinclair shared that he has been involved in social service for the past seven years. He reveals that he obtained his undergraduates at Florida Atlantic University back in 2006. He has since been directly involved with individual therapy. He shared his master degree in social work was completed at Barry University back in 2014. While working on his master degree he got involved in advocacy for individual therapy.

The human-services field is a demanding environment. Social workers need to possess variety of skills that would help their proffession, and the people that seek their advice. It’s important for them to be aware of what qualities they need to possess. They’ll be working with diverse people as their job

I interviewed a social worker named Keri who enjoys her job, but it does have difficult situations. While working with her cases she knows her tolerates. In the field she continues to refresh the information to make sure no law or guidelines has changed. She was asked question about crisis and how she approaches the problem when they appear. She gave her preferences on certain type of crisis counseling. I asked her about the mental illness on the nature of crisis, what multicultural considerations when providing crisis services, and the future as a social worker and how crisis services are implemented.

According to the dictionary, social work is defined as “organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions…” When I interviewed Danielle Boyko, I learned that a social worker has different roles and responsibilities. Their day to day work as described by Boyko is “different and busy.” It can range from taking an elderly woman to her appointment to dealing with a mentally ill patient and providing clothes for the homeless. Despite her demanding job, Danielle Boyko mentions that it is also fulfilling to see clients transform. Boyko received her Master’s from Argosy University.

During the mock social work interview process I have discovered a lot of interesting facts about the process, myself, and the differences between how the interviewer and the interviewee experience the interview. The opportunity was unexpectedly very informative and has shown me how I want to grow as an interviewer for my clients as well as myself.

On Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at approximately 3:15pm, I interviewed Julia Dressler, a peer in my Social Work Interviewing class. The purpose of the interview was to become comfortable being recorded, increase my experience using the interviewing skills learned in class, and to be able to analyze my strengths and weaknesses, leading to a greater learning opportunity. Julia and I met in study room 308 in the George R. White Library at Concordia University in Portland. The study room was a quiet place and we had no interruptions.

There are many different types of social workers; Lexi is a medical social worker that works for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center (SACC) in primary care. She’s been a medical social worker for over thirteen-years and expresses that she loves what she does. This paper will discuss Lexi’s role in her department, role of the interdisciplinary practice, discuss the NASW code of ethics, and review which care management models/brief interventions are being utilized at the VA.

I hope to find you in a good health. I will like to set up a meeting with you, if it possible. The reason is because I’m currently attending Bronx Community College pursuing my Associate in Human Services and one of my classes “Introduction to Social Work” required to interview a license social worker. This interview will be brief and can be done in person or over the phone. I will greatly appreciate your valuable

REPORTER: The reporter/ Medical Social Worker (Rose) called with concerns for the victim, Peggy. Peggy suffered from a stroke 1 year ago, and she suffered from another stroke 1 week ago, and it is affecting her mental status. The victim cannot walk; she has lost the use of her right hand, and she lies in her bed (unable to get out of the bed/unable to go to the restroom). The reporter said the victim lives alone (doesn’t have any living family); she is responsible for her self. The victim’s pays her neighbor (Martha) to come and run erronds, drive her car, clean up, and help her out. The victim pays Martha 500 dollars a month. The reporter said the nurse went out to the home and it was filthy with dog feces and garbage everywhere. The reporter

Social workers have a vital role in healthcare. It is well known that many people who seek healthcare services also have many other underlying issues that complicate the recovery process. In the case above, the female has breats cancer, she has no job and her husband has left her. This is not an uncommon scenario facing healthcare workers today. Fortunately social workers have many resources to help these individuals. In gail’s case she will be homeless soon, has no job or family nearby and she is ill with breast cancer. The first think a social worker should so is provide her access to community resources that can help her with basic needs like clothing, food, and shelter. She may also be having emotional issues due to this turmoil in her

Captain Rob Geis agreed to be interviewed and share his experiences with the next generation of Social Workers. Native to Ohio, he graduated High School in 1979, he continued his education at Ohio State University from 1982-1986, completing his Masters in Social Work. For the past 24 years, he has served as a Social Worker in the United States Army. In his current position he is responsible for the Department of Social Work Services. Previous positions have included: two assignments as a Division Social Worker, Medical Inpatient Social Worker, Chief of Social Work, Division Chief of Mental Health, Clinical Director of Army Substance Abuse Program, Combat Operation Stress Control Commander, and General Staff