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Volunteer Social Services
Medical Social Services, Inc.
We are committed to
volunteering a portion of our professional skills and
resources to help senior citizens in need, and to advocating
for improvements in social conditions affecting their quality
of life.
Volunteer Policy
Two ethical
principals guide our volunteer policy:
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A social worker is
ethically bound to provide some measure of service with no
expectation of financial reward.
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A social worker's
responsibility to avoid abandonment of a patient by taking
reasonable steps to complete goals and to insure continuity
of care, extends beyond discharge from service.
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(For more
information
About Us
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click)
Community
Service
- Public Education
We offer informative workshops
promoting awareness among seniors of the multitude of
resources and services available to prolong sufficiency,
maintain independence, and enhance quality of life.
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Resource Triage
As a resource of last resort, Medical Social Work Services,
Inc., accepts requests from physicians unable to identify
urgently needed services for their patients who “fall
between the cracks.”
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Telephone
Consultation for Former Patients
Upon discharge of all Medicare patients, we offer future
telephone consultation to address issues affecting safety,
welfare, quality of life.
Advocacy
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Goal: To be
effective advocates for our patients to insure timely access
to resources necessary for maintaining independence.
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Advocacy
Initiative: Identification and elimination of
bureaucratic barriers, where ever encountered, which
impede access to and utilization of resources intended to
enhance the safety and welfare of elderly citizens.
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Goal: To be
effective advocates for the provision of Medical Social
Services as required by Federal Home Health Law.
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Advocacy
Initiative: To stimulate interest, raise awareness,
and promote understanding of a field tested Model social
service delivery program with demonstrated effectiveness,
in full compliance, and within the scope of existing
programs and budgets
(For information
about our advocacy plans click
>
Advocacy
& >
Public Policy)
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Contact Us
Medical Social Work
Services, Inc.
1745 Binney Drive, Ft. Pierce, FL
34949
E-Mail
JohnAshcraftMSW@bellsouth.net
Phone / Fax (772) 467-0709
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