Social Work Clinic

Conditions seen

Barwon Health offers a social work service into the following specialist clinics:

• Andrew Love Cancer Centre (cancer/oncology services)
• Renal Services
• Women’s and Children’s Services:
  • Barwon Regional Adolescent and Child Health Shared-Care Clinic
  • CDU (chemical dependency unit)
  • Choices
  • Complex neonatal clinic
  • NEST (Navigate, Empower, Support, Together) clinics
  • Out of Home Care clinic
  • Paediatric Diabetes
  • Pathways clinic
  • Pelvic pain clinic
  • Pregnancy Care
  • 1000 days clinic
• Perioperative clinics

Conditions not seen

If the need for Social Work is not related to the current health presentation in the clinics listed above, please see the Social Work page for information about other Social Work services.

How do I access this service?

To be seen by a Social Worker in one of the above specialist clinics, you need to be referred by a doctor or nurse from the specialist clinic.

We are unable to see you in our clinics without a referral.

Appointment timeframe

All requests for specialist clinic appointments are scheduled according to the patient’s clinical need. Clinicians assess whether an appointment is urgent or routine, based on information provided in the referral.

Barwon Health aims to offer a first appointment within 30 days to all patients with urgent problems. Patients with routine (non-urgent) problems are offered appointments as they become available.

The estimated waiting time for routine (non-urgent) first appointments is listed below as a general guide. This waiting time is reviewed and updated regularly.