Social Work in Healthcare Nonprofit Organizations

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the interview the author had with a social worker who is directly employed by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Central Florida. The paper draws general conclusions about the practicing social worker in a healthcare setting.

Outline:
Introduction
Susan, the Social Worker at the L&LS
Knowledge Level for Work
Required Learning on the Job
Interacting with Stakeholders in L&L Social Work
Frustrations with the Job
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Susan W. is 25 years old. She comes from a family in which her mother and sister were both nurses, and her father a hospital administrator. Her long-term interest in healthcare is combined with her wish to help people with difficult diseases on a psychosocial level. The author interviewed Susan W. to discover her motivations in joining this profession, and what she has found after a year of fieldwork.
"Susan works for the Central Florida Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, an NGO which is funded through charitable donations, and through contracts to local hospitals. Her salary is paid under contract by the Orange County Medical Center, the dominant healthcare system in the greater Orlando area. Her primary responsibility is to help patients with leukemia and lymphoma, and their families."

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