Social Worker Interview Essay

On February 26, 2016, I interview Becky Mai. This interview was conducted electronically through email, as we decided that worked best for both of us. Becky Mai is a CSW (Certified Social Worker in Nebraska). Specifically, she is a Medical Social Worker. She has worked in the hospital as a social worker/discharge planner and worked in Hospice for 16 years. But it doesn't stop there, she also provides Bereavement services and does Grief Support groups for Hospice. She has so many roles within the work setting that there are almost too many to count. One role Becky said she has is discharge planning. This includes working on a lot of different issues. She works with patients and families to make safe discharge plans by setting up nursing home and assisted living placements. She sets up Home, Health, and Hospice and arranges durable medical equipment. Making referrals to community agencies for a variety of services that will help make a safe plan for home, are also part of her duties. She assists people without insurance or that have financial concerns paying for medications, utilities etc. She makes
She said that she choose social work as a career because she was interested in helping people and service fields. She said, “I really enjoy working with the elderly and this setting, in a rural area, allows me to do that. The last thing I asked her was what advice or words of wisdom she might have for students interested in the field of social work. She said that social work is a stressful field and health care specifically has a lot of regulations. But it is also rewarding and you get to meet a lot of wonderful patients and families in the process. Becky said that she would encourage students who want to pursue this field to do a lot of volunteer work in areas that you are interested in to see if you think it would be a good fit for you as a