Introducing our new Social Work in Health Care Certificate Program
When I think back to my first days on the job as a healthcare social worker, I felt completely overwhelmed. I was a new MSW hired to work in a dialysis center in Chicago. I specialized in healthcare social work, had a bachelor and Master of Social Work, and had interned in healthcare settings. Having said that, the idea that I was […]
Social Workers are an Asset in Dementia Care
Communities throughout the United States are facing the convergence of three trends that must be addressed urgently: Over the last year, CHaSCI and RUSH University Medical Center’s Center for Excellence in Aging partnered with Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) on a CalGrows dementia care specialist project focused on strengthening California’s dementia care workforce. The project goal was to […]