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The social workers of NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital are key members of the healthcare team, working with children and their families to help manage the complexities of the hospital stay. With decades of experience, our social workers are committed to educating parents, serving as advocates, and facilitating communication during and after the hospital stay. They perform psychosocial assessments, provide counseling and support to help families cope with the emotional stresses of illness and hospitalization, assist with discharge planning to ensure continuity of care, and provide referrals to community services and resources.
The Department of Social Work at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital has an integrated, collaborative partnership with the medical and nursing staff. The social workers - all of whom hold Master of Social Work degrees -are members of teams that provide family-centered care by managing the care of our pediatric patients and their families at the point of their initial visit to one of our ambulatory centers or when they arrive at the Hospital for inpatient services. Each family is an integral partner with the social workers and other team members. Together they identify and develop support systems for families through discharge planning, connecting with community services, and providing psychosocial interventions and supportive counseling.
The members of our department represent a wide range of cultures. The languages spoken by our staff include Spanish, Hebrew, Russian, Ukranian, Japanese and Arabic.
The Department of Social Work at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital provides services in the following programs:
- Cardiology
- Child Protection
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emergency Care
- Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant
- Neurology
- Neonatalogy
- Oncology
- Perinatalogy
- Primary Care
Social workers are on site 8:30 am - 11 pm on weekdays, and 9:30 am - 10 pm on weekends.
