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The Social Work Department at Children's Hospital is made up of a variety of professional and programs integrating the social and psychological needs of patients and families. Each transplant program at Children's has a social worker who provides a wide range of services to support and enhance the care of patients and families before, during and after the transplant. The social worker will meet you to do a psychosocial assessment in order to understand your unique situation, to identify current and future needs, to know what resources to access in the hospital and in the community, and to help you identify practical ways to cope with the stresses related maintaining health. Services provided depend of the unique needs of each patient or family, and may include counseling and assistance with issues such as: coping with diagnosis, illness or hospitalization, impact of illness on family members, parenting and care-giving concerns, loss, developmental or life changes, educational and vocational concerns, trauma, financial difficulties, substance abuse, access to local, state and federal programs, and advocacy.
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Ann Rounseville, MSW, LICSW
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Heart Transplant Social Worker Ann received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Boston College in 1996 and went on to receive her Master of Science degree in Clinical Social work at Simmons College in 1999. Ann did her second year of clinical training in graduate school at Children's Hospital Boston in the area of Domestic Violence and remained on staff in the Young Parenting Program and the CHPCC until November of 1999. She then worked for several years at another hospital in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology focusing on the area of High Risk Obstetrics. Ann returned to Children's in April of 2003 as a Clinical Social Worker for the Heart Transplant and Cardiac Programs. Beginning in October 2007, Ann's clinical work will be dedicated entirely to the Heart Transplant Program.
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Isabel Bailey, MSW, LICSW
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Intestine & Multivisceral Transplant Social Worker Isabel received her Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Louisville in 1975. She has over 20 years of experience at Children's Hospital Boston working with programs for chronic illness and developmental disabilities including the Developmental Evaluation Center and Metabolic Genetics. Presently she works with inpatient gastroenterology and with adult patients with Cystic Fibrosis. In November 2005, Isabel became the social worker for the Intestine & Multivisceral Transplant Program.
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Roberta Hoffman, MSW, LICSW
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Kidney Transplant Social Worker Roberta has been at Children's Hospital Boston for almost 20 years, bringing extensive clinical, training and supervisory experience in Social Work. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University and Master of Social Work degree from Boston University School of Social Work with a concentration in health care. Roberta is the co-facilitator of Social Work Didactic Seminar for MSW trainees and fellows and an active member of the National Association of Social Work (NASW), Council of Nephrology Social Work (CNSW) and New England Area Renal Social Workers (NEARSW).
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Lynne Helfand, MSW, MPH, LICSW
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Lung Transplant Social Worker Lynne received her Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health degrees from Boston University in 1987. After working with dialysis and kidney transplant patients at an area hospital, she came to Children's Hospital Boston in 1991. Lynne joined the Lung Transplant Program in 1996.
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Robin Stone, MSW, LICSW
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Liver and Stem Cell Transplant Social Worker Robin received her Master of Social Work degree from Boston College in 1984 and a post graduate degree in Child Treatment from Boston University in 1988. She worked as a Psychiatric Social Worker from 1984 - 1993 at a local mental health center and in the Boston public schools. She joined Children's Hospital Boston as the Liver Transplant Social Worker in 1993 and a year later also assumed the role of Stem Cell Transplant Social Worker.
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