{"id":387,"date":"2023-05-16T02:52:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T02:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2025-07-08T16:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:11:46","slug":"social-work-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/about-us\/departments\/social-work-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Work Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Departmental Objective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>All staff in the Social Work Department assist people in their recovery through use of a person-centered, strengths based approach, to provide needed services, which helps to empower individuals in their journey toward recovery, along with services for their families and communities in supporting this journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our vision is to pursue this objective by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Providing a variety of Social Work Services, including Comprehensive Psychosocial Assessments, individual, group, and family therapy, and needs assessments, along with discharge planning and case management services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acting as an advocate for individuals and their families to ensure their needs are met in the least restrictive setting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicating and collaborating with the Treatment Team, unit staff, and an assortment of community partners, such as Community Services Boards, in order that individuals&#8217; needs will be met across both inpatient and community settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"86\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/ElaineTucker.jpg\" alt=\"Elaine Tucker - Clinical Social Work Director\" class=\"wp-image-540\" style=\"width:151px;height:203px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"mailto:elaine.tucker@dbhds.virginia.gov\" data-type=\"mailto\">Elaine Tucker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Clinical Social Work Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">276-706-3621<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/dbhds.virginia.gov\/facilities\/swvmhi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/DanaMcIntyre-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dana McIntyre - Administrative Assistant\" class=\"wp-image-539\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"mailto:dana.mcintyre@dbhds.virginia.gov\" data-type=\"mailto\">Dana McIntyre<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">276-706-3456<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Departmental Objective All staff in the Social Work Department assist people in their recovery through use of a person-centered, strengths based approach, to provide needed services, which helps to empower individuals in their journey toward recovery, along with services for their families and communities in supporting this journey. 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