Jeff Fish is a social worker at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital who provides social services and case management. He works in various departments of the hospital including the emergency department, medical-surgical units, intensive care unit, orthopedic unit, pediatrics, labor and delivery, postpartum, and nursery. A typical day involves assessing patients' psychosocial needs and connecting them with resources. Health care social work settings include general medical hospitals, psychiatric facilities, dialysis centers, outpatient clinics, charity clinics, veterans services, home health, and hospice. Education and training for social work includes an undergraduate degree, a master's in social work, internship experience, and various licensing and certifications. The

1. Social Worker
Jeff Fish, LSW
Social Services & Case Mgmt
Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital

3. Media’s Take on Social Work
 News
 Obama’s Childhood Obesity Memo 2/9/10
 Drew Petersen trial in Joliet
 Health Care Reform nationwide
 Disaster Relief Efforts
 Internet
 Socialworkersspeak.org
 YouTube

4. On Any Given Day,
Social Workers Help.

5. Social Work at ABH
 Emergency Department
 General Medical-Surgical Units
 Intensive Care Unit
 Orthopedic Unit
 Pediatrics
 Labor & Delivery
 Postpartum
 Nursery

6. Typical Day

7. Health Care Social Work
 General Medical Hospital (Adv Bolingbrook Hospital)
 Psychiatric (Hinsdale, Glen Oaks, Linden Oaks)
 Dialysis (Fresenius Medical Care, Davita, etc)
 Outpatient Clinic (Adventist Paulson Rehab Network)
 Charity Clinic (Will-Grundy Community Clinic)
 HIV/AIDS clinic (Agape Missions in Joliet)
 Veterans benefits (Hines VA)
 Home health (Adventist Health Care at Home)
 Hospice (Adventist St. Thomas Hospice)

8. Education & Training
 Volunteer/Service Experience
 Any 4 year undergraduate degree or BSW
 2 year graduate degree: MSW
 If BSW completed then 1 year advance MSW
 Internship/Practicum
 BSW requires 400 hrs
 MSW requires 900 hrs
 600,000 people in U.S. hold SW degree

9. Licenses and certifications
 Licensed Social Worker
 Requires completion of MSW & Exam
 Licensed Clinical Social Worker
 MSW
 2 years supervised practice by LCSW
 Pass clinical exam
 Various certifications within specialties.

10. Job Outlook for Social Worker
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11. Your Resources
 Your school social workers
 Jody Heilstadt
 Social Work Career Development
 By Carol Nesslein Doelling
 Helpstartshere.org
 Socialworkers.org

12. Networking
 Jeff Fish, LSW
 Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital
 Social Services Department
 630-312-6097
 Jeffrey.fish@ahss.org
 Other social workers here:
 Bernie Searcy, LCSW & Stacey Abben, LSW
 Main office 630-312-6094