A day in the life of Tania Teolis, social worker
Social worker Tania Teolis is responsible for a 26-bed unit in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (RVH-MUHC).
She sees patients aged 18 to 100 years of age with a variety of medical issues like pneumonia, cardiac problems, sepsis, alcohol or drug abuse, dementia and cancer. Her main role is to identify and respond to the emotional, psychosocial and environmental needs of patients and their families and friends following a diagnosis.
March is National Social Work Month!
Quebec celebrates its social workers the week of March 20. This year's theme – "Tous vulnérables" – accurately sums up the nature of our work and our patient population. Hospitalization, illness and injury pose multiple challenges to many of our patients and their families. Across MUHC sites, our skilled professionals – almost 60 on adult sites and 20 at the Montreal Children's Hospital – provide service to all inpatient units and specialized outpatient areas as well as clinical expertise and psychosocial support to our most vulnerable patients. Let’s celebrate Social Work Week together! – Barbara Himsl, manager of Social Services (adult sites) at the MUHC.