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The Social Work Department provides a
number of services to hospitalized and/or clinic patients and families.
All Social Workers at ACH are state licensed at the Master's level and
are specially trained clinicians in the medical Social Work field. These
trained professionals recognize the impact of illness on patients and
families and are prepared to provide supportive counseling to assist
families in coping with the unpredictability of illness. Our Social
Workers are able to link families with community resources for a number
of supportive services. Please contact the Social Work department for
any of the following needs: counseling; crisis intervention or long term
support; assistance to medical staff to help families understand and
cooperate with medical treatment; evaluation, referral and treatment of
patients who are victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse or neglect;
referrals to appropriate resources and preparing families for taking
their child home. Social workers are available Monday through Friday,
8:00 am – 4:30 pm. The department also provides Social Work staff in the
evenings and weekends for emergencies and crisis situations. The main
telephone number for the Social Work office is 501-364-1406.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Pediatrics Section of Pediatric Pulmonology Arkansas Children's Hospital 800 Marshall Street Little Rock, AR 72202 Send Comments |
