Learn about relevant and controversial issues social workers are dealing with in hospital and healthcare settings. This course introduces students to psychosocial issues...
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Course: 43722 Social Work in Healthcare: The Rapidly Changing Landscape
Post-master's Job Experience:
- Executive Fellow, Kindred Healthcare
- Assistant Market Administrator, Kindred Healthcare
- Dedicated Advisor, The Advisory Board Company
- Medical Social Work, University Medical Center at Brackenridge Hospital (now Dell Seton Medical Center)
- Sr. Social Work Counselor, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Clinical Program Manager, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Sr. Quality Improvement Project Manager, UChicago Medicine
Professional Development & Speaking Engagements:
Speaker: “Social Work Productivity- Using quantitative data to show qualitative work”; June 2022, Association of Oncology Social Work
Speaker/Panelist: “Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention in an Oncology Setting”; June 2022, Association of Oncology Social Work
Speaker/Panelist: “Advance Care Planning: Implementing an Educational Program to Improve Advance Care Planning Discussion with Oncology Patients and Families”; June 2021, Association of Oncology Social Work
Poster Presentation: “The Social Work Role: Where do Oncology Social Workers fit into the Clinical Trials Process?”; June 2019, Association of Oncology Social Work
Poster Presentation: “A Vision for the Future: Embracing Technology for the Next Generation of Medical Social Workers”; October 2017, Society for Social Work Leadership Conference
Speaker/Panelist: “Caring for Patients Undergoing Car-T Cell Therapies”; April 2017, Global Academic Program (GAP) Conference
Speaker: “Service Learning Programs at Texas State”: July 2009, Service Learning Initiative Conference (SLIC) Conference