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Community Health
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Social Work
What is Social Work?
Social Workers at the Southern Fleurieu Health Service are professional practitioners who work as part of the health team.
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We believe in a social justice approach and the unique worth and dignity of the individual.
Who Uses Social Work services?
Many of the people we work with experience difficulties in their lives, at different times, due to difference circumstances.
All involve the processes of personal development, growth and change.
Such difficulties are as diverse and complex as the individual person themselves and may involve issues to do with such matters as:
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Health and well-being
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Relationships and parenting
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Social isolation and drug use
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Accommodation and finances
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Communication and assertiveness
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Loss and grief
What do Social Workers do?
Our Social Work role is as varied as our client group and may include such tasks as:
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Assessment and referral
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Education and training
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Information dissemination and report writing
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Service coordination and policy development
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Counselling and group work
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Advocacy and mediation
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Consultation and liaison
For further information contact 8552 0600
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