therapist personnel in patient evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of significant social and emotional factors underlying patient's health problem.
Helps patient and family through individual or group conferences to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations.
Provides service planned to restore patient to optimum social and health
adjustment within patient's capacity.
Utilizes community resources to assist patient to resume life in community
or to learn to live within limits of disability.
Prepares patient histories, service plans, and reports.
Participates in planning for improving health services by interpreting social
factors pertinent to development of program.
Provides general direction and supervision to workers engaged in clinic home service program activities. |