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Medical social work

Medical social workers help educate the family on illnesses, medical procedures and possible deaths.

Medical social workers can have a big impact on the patient or even the family’s life with helping them with certain stuff like counseling them, giving information on their illnesses and what to do from there and also treatment.

To become a medical social worker you need to have a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology, a Master’s of Social Work degree and also a license is needed. Kearney, Noreen; Skehill, Caroline (2005), "Chapter 8: An Overview of the Development of Health-Related Social Work in Ireland", Social Work in Ireland: Historical Perspectives, Institute of Public Administration, pp. 165–170, ISBN 978-1-904541-23-3 Sarah Gehlert, Teri Browne, Handbook of Health Social Work, John Wiley & Sons, 2011, ISBN 9781118115916 Baraclough, J. (2004-09-23). Cummins, Anne Emily (1869–1936), social worker. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 3 January 2018, see link