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Boston Medical Center's Social Work Department provides counseling and supportive services to patients and their families who are presented with
co-morbid problems such as:

• Addictions/substance abuse behaviors
• Difficulty coping with and adjusting with chronic, catastrophic, or terminal illness
• Emotional problems
• Family problems
• Mental illness
• Social problems, i.e. abuse/neglect, domestic violence, homelessness,
  community violence, social isolation/poor support systems, poverty, etc.

Programs Offered

• Advanced Directives/Health Care Proxy
• Advocacy
• Bereavement Counseling
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Community Referrals/Collaborations  
• Consultation
• Crisis Debriefing
• Crisis Counseling
• End of Life Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Psychotherapy
• Relaxation /Guided Imagery
• Safety Planning
• Staff Support

Community Referrals and Collaborations with

• Clothing Assistance
• Educational Programs
• Food Programs
• Fuel Assistance Services
• Housing Programs
• Immigration Services
• Legal Services
• Mass Dept of Mental Health
• Mass Dept Of Social Services
• Mass Dept of Youth Services
• \Mass. Exec, Office of Elder Affairs
• Medication Assistance Programs
• Respite Facility (Menino SW department only)
• Shelters
• Substance Abuse Programs
• Transportation Assistance Programs
• Vocational/Training Programs