Health Care Social Work Leader of the Year Award

In addition to demonstrating the characteristics of candidates for all Society awards (revised by the SSWLHC Board in 2003), the Health Care Social Work Leader of the Year recipient must an individual:

• Works in a health care setting – long-term care, rehabilitation, ambulatory, behavioral health care, home care, etc.
• Leads a health care social work program within the department or setting
• Demonstrates excellence in leadership and skill in the solutions of complex psychosocial situations as a clinician, supervisor or consultant
• Relates in an effective, assertive manner to all who are active in the social health care system- e.g., health care administrators, physicians and nurses, other professional or support staff, community agency personnel
• Serves on organizational-wide committees such as performance improvement, length of stay initiatives, education, long-range planning, JCAHO preparation, etc.
• Provides community service by serving on boards of directors of, or as a consultant to, social, health, education and other service-oriented groups
• May have responsibility for the day to day supervision of staff
• May offer direct social work services to clients