Social Workers

Social workers are available to our patients and their caregivers, from diagnosis through treatment.

Our team members are all licensed clinical social workers with experience in cancer care. They can provide you with psychological, social, emotional, spiritual and practical support.

Services

Serious illness can be draining emotionally, physically and financially. Our social workers can help you and your caregiver with a range of issues that are common to patients and families.

This includes:

Brief and supportive counseling
Adjustment to illness
Crisis intervention
Assessment, stabilization and referral
Liaison for community resources
End-of-life issues
Quality of life issues
Family meetings
Patient education
Mediation
Coping skills
Communication with your healthcare team

Referral Information

If you are interested in meeting with a Moores Cancer Center social worker, ask your doctor or nurse for a referral. Social workers are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, except holidays. Services are free.