Social Work

Social work

Social Workers provide counselling and services for your safety and well-being. They focus on short-term health care crisis intervention. Issues we may help you deal with include:

  • adjusting to illness
  • finances and financial assistance
  • housing problems
  • placement issues
  • caregiver issues
  • suspected adult abuse and neglect
  • palliative care/bereavement
  • confusion/dementia behaviour management
  • relationship issues
  • conflict resolution and mediation
  • advocacy 

How much does it cost?

This service is no charge for social work services.

For more information, please contact an Island Health Community Health Services office near you.

General Information on Social Work

Referral Required?
Not required
Additional Resources
BC Ministry of Health Home and Community Care

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Potential adjustments to overnight staffing at Saanich Peninsula Hospital Emergency Department

Potential adjustments to overnight staffing at Saanich Peninsula Hospital Emergency Department

Saanich Peninsula Hospital is currently experiencing overnight staffing challenges and as we enter the summer months, patients may experience an alternative model of care in the emergency department.

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temporary service interruption

Temporary service interruption at Cormorant Island Community Health Centre Emergency Department

Due to limited care provider availability, the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre (CICHC) emergency department (ED) will be closed from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from April 7 to April 10, inclusive.
The CICHC ED will re-open as normally scheduled at 8 a.m. on April 11.

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Temporary service interruption extended

Extension of temporary overnight service interruption at Port Hardy Hospital emergency department

Port Hardy Hospital emergency department will continue to be closed overnights from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. through to the morning of February 6, 2023. It will remain open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day during the overnight closure.

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