SOCIAL WORK
Registered Palliative Care Social Workers
Our Social Workers can support you with life challenges and practical issues. This may include:
- Agency/service navigation, information and support
- Advocacy – speaking up for your needs to other services
- Future planning – including facilitating care either at home or in residential care settings
- Task-based and therapeutic conversations to help you overcome challenges.
Social Workers understand that each person is the expert in their own life. We can help you communicate your needs to other parties to secure the support you need. Our work begins with a conversation to assess your needs holistically, focussing on the strengths you already have, and how we can support you with the challenges you are facing. We can advocate on your behalf for equitable treatment and are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and ensuring mana-enhancing practice with patients and whānau.
If you would like to talk with one of our Social Workers, please get in touch here.