Social Work Unit

The Social Work department encompasses both inpatient and outpatient care to all areas of the North West Hospital and Health Service as well as providing an outpatient counselling clinic on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

• Counselling and support e.g.: emotional issues, financial concerns, relationship issues, grief, and loss
• Advocacy
• Adult guardian and/or guardianship and administration tribunal
• Referrals to other organisations and agencies
• Power of attorney and enduring power of attorney
• Practical difficulties (e.g.: accommodation alternatives, problem?solving skills, illiteracy)
• Domestic and family violence
• Sexual assault (historic and acute) Mount Isa Hospital has a sexual?assault forensic examination room
• Organisation and participation at family meetings
• Organise and participate in discharge planning
• Behavioural issues
• Psychosocial assessments