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      Social Work

      The services of the Department of Social Work in NIPMR is to provide a comprehensive and effective social work service to patients and their families. In the modern era of varied and complex disabilities for which the medical science is unable to give a complete solution, the functions of a Social Worker attains much importance.

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      Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

      The services of Social Work Department in NIPMR provide a comprehensive and effective social work service to patients and their families. In the modern era of varied and complex disabilities for which the medical science is unable to give a complete solution, the functions of a Social Worker attains much importance. Our Social Work team with their knowledge of the dynamics of human behaviour as well as skills in establishing purposeful relations tries to understand the patient as a ‘person’, his Psychological-biological social and economic conditions, his attitude towards health problems, his relationship with the family, taps the community resources and act as a liaison between the patient and community.

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      Bio-psycho-socio-vocational and economic assessment

      Social Workers assess the patient, preferably in their first visit itself with detailed case history on various aspects of biological, psychological, social, vocational, and economical. The focus is on identifying positive factors for habilitation and rehabilitation of these patients. Any barriers for them will also be listed into care plan.

      Management and formulation of comprehensive treatment plan

      As part of multidisciplinary team, SW’s informs other members of the health care team about various factors which may affect the patients’ health and wellbeing, participation in therapy programmes. And help with the development of effective treatment plan.

      Counselling services

      Social Work services provide counselling to people with various forms of disabilities to help them adjust to their disabilities.

      Parental counselling and family counselling: All couples look forward to having normal healthy babies. The issues of disabilities in their children shake the families and serve as sources of severe psychological disruption to family adjustment. The parents of such children live with many difficult issues and frequently experience trauma, grief and stress. Intervention programmes are necessary part of the process involved in supporting families with children with special educational needs. Most families of children with special educational needs find it difficult to accept them due to ignorance, superstitious beliefs, pride, fear misconception and misinformation. Hence, counselling is very needed by parents, grandparents, siblings etc. of children with special educational needs for enlightening. Families of children with special educational needs need counselling so as to bring about behavioural change, positive mental health, problem resolution, personal effectiveness and decision making (Obi, 1998).

      Counselling services to nearby schools students: As part of outreach programmes of NIPMR the Social Workers provides counselling services to the nearby School students

      Liaison and coordination activities

      Patient – team members effective and purposeful communication

      Group therapy

      Group therapy is very important for socialisation process and thus Social Workers conduct group therapy for out patients and special school students. Through group therapy even life skills of the child itself changes.

      Liaison and coordination activities

      Patient – team members effective and purposeful communication

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      NIPMR provides very comprehensive rehabilitation in the areas of physical disability as well as speech and hearing disorders through team assessment and evaluation.

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