Description
This placement is affiliated with the University of Washington School of Social Work Carol Lamare program.
The training will introduce students to the special needs of pediatric cancer patients and their families, and will prepare candidates for direct clinical practice within a multidisciplinary team.
The goals of the program are to:
- Educate social workers in knowledge and skills for oncology specialization.
- Define explicit criteria for state-of-the-art oncology social work training programs.
- Strengthen existing institutional training programs for oncology social workers.
- Promote development of additional high quality training programs for oncology social workers.
- Support programs that train oncology social workers to meet the needs diverse populations, including poor and medically underserved populations.
Micro
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Mezzo
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Macro
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Required Experience
N/A
Required/Preferred Languages
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How to Apply
This placement is affiliated with the University of Washington School of Social Work Carol Lamare program and applicants must apply through that program. Applicants will first interview with Carol Lamare staff. Top candidates will then be referred on for an interview at Seattle Children’s Hospital. This step begins by emailing Fred Wilkinson (fred.wilkinson@seattlechildrens.org) a letter of interest and resume. Please include 2 names of References and contact information for references.
Letters and resumes will be screened by the Oncology SW Team and the top 3-5 applicants will be selected to have an in-person interview.
