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Social Work services are available to all Nassau Health Care Corporation patients and their families
- A social worker can provide:
- Emotional support and counseling
- Address questions and concerns about benefits or
entitlements
- Assist with the discharge planning process - including
nursing home placement
- Provide information about community resources
If you'd like to speak with a social worker, you
can call the department at 572-4912 or ask your
doctor or nurse to contact Social Work on your behalf.
Mission Statement
To Provide Advocacy/Support and Services Based Upon
a Biopsychosocial Assessment of Each Patient To
Educate Patients, Families, Students, Staff and
Community About Illness, Coping Skills and Community
Resources This mission of the Department of Social
Work at Nassau University Medical Center Health
Care System reflects its role within this major
public multi-facility by commitment to the value
system of this organization. If you are a patient
or family member, you do not need to cope with medical
problems on your own. As our mission states, we
are here to help. Please contact us at (516) 572-4912
and we will provide assistance.
Patient Education
At the Medical Center, we believe that patient and
family education is a critical component of returning
to optimal health. Such education assists you and
your family members in understanding every aspect
of your care - your rights, condition, treatments,
rehabilitation, follow-up care and available community
resources. It is vital that patients become active
participants in their own care, armed with the skills
necessary to cope with a health care regimen at
home. All of your health care providers will be
happy to furnish you with the information you need
to stay well. HELP LINE: Our Department has established
a help line at (516) 572-4922 (Monday through Friday
from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm) to provide free confidential
counseling to recent trauma victims as well as their
families and friends. Callers will be helped to
understand common reactions to grief, the process
of mourning, emotional reactions to stress and trauma,
self-help strategies, when and where to seek further
professional help.
Community Supprt Groups
Below is a list of some of the support groups that
meet at Nassau University Medical Center, along
with their meeting times and telephone numbers.
Asthma Care Training (ACT) Sessions
Mon. 9 AM - 12 noon, Wed. 5 - 8 PM, Friday 2 - 4
PM
(516) 572-4949, (516) 572-8710
(The Adolescent Asthma Group meets on the first
Tues. of each month from 6 - 8 PM.)
Diabetes Club
4th Thursday of most months at 11:30 AM, TWC Room
Cafeteria
(516) 572-6504
Female Issues Group
Tuesday 11 - 11:45 AM For Child Psychiatry Inpatients
only - Kathleen Stimmler, CSW
(516) 572-3051
Alliance of the Mentally Ill 'AMI'
First Wednesday of the month 7 - 8:30 PM, Classroom
14th floor
(516) 572-3227
Long Island Head Injury Association (LIHIA)
First Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM
LIHIA Helpline: (631) 543-3245
Narcotics Anonymous
Wednesday 8 - 9:15 PM, Building K, Basement
(516) 572-6394
Monthly Support Group For Adults With Diabetes.
Beginning October 2 from 10 AM to 11:30 AM on the
ground floor clinic area 2, room 29 at the Medical
Center.
For more information call (516) 572-6041/4912 or
(516) 572-8813/4912
Monthly Support Group For Parents With Children
Who Have Diabetes
Beginning October 25 from 12 PM to 1:30 PM in room
107 at the Medical Center.
For more information call (516) 572-6041/4912 or
(516) 572-8813/4912
Women's HIV Support Group
Thursday at 11:30 AM - Rm 347 Child Development
Center
(516) 572-5932
The following groups meet under the supervision
of the Child Development Center at Nassau University
Medical Center:
Developmental Skills Group
(for patients 2-5 years old who are found to have
developmental problems)
Will begin January 2001, must be referred to Child
Development Center. Hours vary depending on case
load.
Call Sherri Hughes for information and details (516)
572-5933
MDA/ALS Support Group
For family members and care givers (sponsored by
the Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Last Wednesday of every month at 7 PM
(516) 572-6654 or 572-6104
Pre-adolescent and Adolescent Parents Support
Group
Thursday at 10 AM
(516) 572-5989
Cleft Palate Group
Once every two months (by appointment)
(516) 572-5933
Behavior Management Group for Parents of
Preschoolers
Time and dates to be announced
(516) 572-5989
Behavioral Management Group for Parents
of Children with ADHD
Tuesday 5:30 - 7:30 PM
(516) 572-5989
Behavior Management Group for Parents of
Children with Autism & Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Time and dates to be arranged
(516) 572-5989
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