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My title is Psychosocial Specialist.
I work for a large, non-profit hospice program. With the largest pediatric palliative and hospice program in the US, currently. I currently am covering half of another caseload whilst a coworker is out, so I'm offering support, case managing, and generally waving my magic wand at 54 families.... usually it's around 36. I also do education regarding chronic illness, coping, end-of-life issues; bereavement; referrals; coordination of school issues; sibling counseling; and support group for the kids. I don't particularly enjoy working just with grown-ups. Oh, and it's all in the field--home, school, hospital, McDonalds... wherever they are--because I can't sit in an office all day. I'm responsible for paperwork on every single interaction I have regarding any of my patients and families and for keeping up with ACHA and NHPCO standards. I have an invisible tiara, magic wand, and cape, since apparently I'm supposed to be saving the world. But, each can only be used once per day... so no major fuck-ups, y'hear?!
I'm also a full-time PhD student in Clinical Psych with a health focus so I can do most of that at the clinical level and make more that $39K a year. That would be nice.
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Originally Posted by Plan9
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The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
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