title: The creative use of social work technicians.
abstract: As resources shrink and case loads increase, it is imperative that social workers look at creative staffing. This article reviews the tasks that can be accomplished by non-master's degree social workers and reiterates the role master's-level social workers play on the renal team. Together, the social work technician and the MSW can address the myriad of issues that arise in a dialysis unit and provide improved concrete and psychotherapeutic services.
authors.affiliation: St. John Dialysis Center, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palla-Fox
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D012380:Role; D012947:Social Work