Physicians engaged in palliative and end-of-life care can appreciate the tremendous value social workers add to an interdisciplinary care team.

Mental health issues should not only be detected when a patient reaches a breaking point. Universal screening—at key ...

Social workers help people access services like therapy ... abuse in their own lives and want to help others do the same. Whether through treating patients as a medical or mental health professional, ...

In this part of CBS News New York's Cost of Caregiving series, reporter Jennifer Bisram takes a look at what's being done to help New Yorkers ... of the illness. Social workers say there are ...

A clinical social worker who concentrates on medical and public health issues largely deals with the social aspects of our health. He or she is an advocate for patients and can explain health care ...