Social Work

The services offered by the Social Work Department include:

• psychosocial assessment of the patient and family situation
• resources and goal planning
• counselling and support to patients and families
• carer training programmes
• care planning
• complex discharge planning
• acting as the Designated Persons under both the Children First Legislation and the ‘Safeguarding of Vulnerable Persons at Risk of Abuse’ national policy

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Your Social Worker works as part of your Rehabilitation Team and gives emotional support to you and your family during your Rehabilitation Programme at the NRH, and will help you in solving personal problems that may arise.

Your Social Worker acts as a co-ordinator of your care at during your time at the NRH and also helps with discharge planning for when you have completed your Inpatient Rehabilitation Programme.

Your Social Worker provides you and your family with information you may need in the future about relevant services available in the Community.

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