A young, married woman is admitted to a city hospital in acute cardiac decompensation. While there she writes a letter to the medical social worker in the voluntary hospital where she was previously treated and asks for a transfer to that facility. The work er receiving the letter should
A. notify the patient that this is not the worker's function.
B. ignore the letter, since the patient is in treatment.
C. contact the social worker in the city hospital and ask him or her to see the patient.
D. arrange for a transfer, as per her written request.
C. contact the social worker in the city hospital and ask him or her to see the patient.
The client's request reflects an attachment to her previous social worker. However, she needs to be in a medical facility at this time. Her former social worker should contact the social worker in the current facility. This is a response which is caring and respects the history of the relationship between the client and the former social worker. The current social worker would let the client know that her previous worker called. This could allow the client to feel that there was a connection between her previous facility and her current one. Such a connection can feel holding and safe to clients.
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