Social Work Services
PACCS is excited to offer, in addition to our clinical nurse consultants, a social worker.
The primary focus of palliative care Social Work is psychological adjustment to illness and anticipated death, including crisis intervention, anticipatory grief, bereavement counselling, and exploration of existential, spiritual, and meaning-of-life issues.
Social Workers are well placed to work with complex family dynamics which often arise during a time of crisis and have the expertise to facilitate difficult discussions with the client/and or family members at a vulnerable time in their life.
Social workers also help people with a life-limiting condition and their families by assisting with practical difficulties around social, financial, and legal matters and navigating systems to access appropriate community supports and services.
Social Work Services
Linking with
Community Resources
Enabling people to make the best possible use of relevant and available community resources that will help them.
Connecting the person, family or carers with Government and non-government support services to assist with the management of complex issues.
Bereavement support.
Empowering the person and those close to them to work towards the completion of any unfinished business and to say their goodbyes.
Social & Emotional Support
Psychosocial assessments offer a Comprehensive evaluation of the psychological, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of the person and their family. This Assessment is completed to inform care planning and actions which are required to assist the person.
Counselling to assist the person and family to find strategies to assist with difficult situations including diagnosis, life changes and end-of-life issues.
Empowerment
Facilitation of Family conferences, mediation and communication with care providers
Strengthening people in managing the emotional, psychological and social consequences of end-of-life issues
Advocacy
Support with funeral and estate planning. Assisting individuals and families to navigate health, legal and social care systems.
Education to families, information and referral regarding the legal context of death and dying including advanced care planning
Collaboration
Facilitating the involvement of carers, friends, family and partners to feel involved in the care
Advocacy and guidance for client and carer concerns
Jennie Cox
Social Worker
Jennie Cox has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of NSW and a Masters Degree in Health Service Management. She is also an Accredited Member of The Australian Association of Social Workers. She has a long history working in the Public Health system with the last 28 years managing the Social Work Department at Bowral Hospital.
She has many years of experience in working in the areas of grief and loss, death and dying, trauma and the complexities experienced by people nearing the End of Life
Jennie has a strong connection with local service providers, General Practitioners and Specialists and the health and welfare system and extensive experience working in the areas of Palliative and Aged Care working collaboratively with the Medical and Nursing Palliative Care teams in the hospital setting in providing a Specialist Social Work role to patients and their families. She is committed to providing a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to Palliative Care.
Jennie has a very strong knowledge of the issues facing aged care clients including the grief and loss associated with moving into residential aged care, cognitive impairment and the loss of independence. She is experienced in navigating the complexities of the aged care and health system and in advocating for people experiencing difficulty in accessing appropriate care, services and support.
Jennie has experience in providing Clinical Supervision and is committed to providing support and mentoring to staff and volunteers working in Palliative and Aged Care.
