title: Lawyer and social worker as collaborators in the medical setting.
abstract: Part of the role of the social worker in a medical setting should be to determine if a patient has reviewed his legal status concerning wills, insurance, and estate planning. If not, the worker should encourage the patient and his family to seek legal advice so that the patient can receive medical treatment free of legal and financial concerns.
mesh_terms: D007341:Insurance; D007603:Jurisprudence; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education; D014481:United States; D014918:Wills