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  4. Massachusetts (MA)
  5. Shrewsbury

782 Results for Social Work near Shrewsbury, MA

Learn more about Social Work Specialists and how to choose the right one for you

A social worker specializes in helping individuals, couples, families and groups tackle many kinds of problems and situations. Social workers work within the context of a person’s environment and life situation. They help people cope with and overcome the challenges of psychological problems, serious illnesses, social and economic problems, life crises and transitions, and difficulties in school, work and relationships. 

There are two general types of social workers, direct-service social workers and clinical social workers. Clinical social workers are healthcare professionals who diagnose and treat mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. A clinical social worker is also known as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW).

In contrast, direct-service social workers do not diagnose or treat disorders, but work to help people with an illness or otherwise difficult situation cope and achieve their goals. Direct-service social workers identify a client’s needs, strengths, goals and challenges; make plans to help a client improve coping skills and quality of life; and follow up with clients to assess their progress and the effectiveness of plans. A direct-service social worker may be known as a licensed social worker (LSW) in states that require licensure.

The practice of a social worker varies depending on if he or she is a direct-service social worker or a clinical social worker, his or her education and specialty, and the type of setting and client. In general, a social worker may:

  • Assess a client’s needs, challenges, support systems, and resources

  • Identify or diagnose mental and emotional disorders and life challenges. A LCSW diagnoses and treats mental, emotional and behavioral disorders with therapy.

  • Develop treatment or action plans to help clients, and re-evaluate and modify plans as needed

  • Help a client access needed resources and organizations

  • Advocate for a client

  • Provide individual, group, family, and couples or marriage counseling

  • Teach and support strategies for behavior changes, coping skills, and therapeutic techniques, such as breathing techniques and the use of visual imagery

  • Collaborate, refer and consult with other professionals, such as psychiatrists, teachers and psychologists

  • Maintain strict patient confidentiality, unless patients are at risk of hurting themselves or others or the provider has a legal obligation to share information

  • Commit patients involuntarily in emergency situations

Social workers may also be known by the following names: direct-service social worker, licensed social worker (LSW), clinical social worker, licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), child social worker, therapist, or counselor.

There are 782 specialists practicing Social Work in Shrewsbury, MA with an overall average rating of 4.3 stars. There are 7 hospitals near Shrewsbury, MA with affiliated Social Work specialists, including Alaska Native Medical Center, Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital and Carney Hospital.

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    Margaret Frempong, LCSW

    Clinical Social Work
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    43.6 mi • Warwick, RI 02886
      (877) 572-6414
      43.6 mi • Warwick, RI 02886
        On staff at Oak Street Health Warwick Call: (877) 572-6414
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        Carolina Boe, LCSW

        Clinical Social Work
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        37.1 mi • Providence, RI 02907
          (877) 572-6414
          37.1 mi • Providence, RI 02907
            On staff at Oak Street Health South Providence Call: (877) 572-6414
            • Sarah Hamelin, LICSW

              Psychotherapy
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              2.8 mi • Northborough, MA 01532
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              2.8 mi • Northborough, MA 01532
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • Marcy Paris, LICSW

              Counseling
              Rated 4.5 out of 5 starsWith 7 ratings
              1.7 mi • Shrewsbury, MA 01545
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              1.7 mi • Shrewsbury, MA 01545
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
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            • Elizabeth Nixon, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              2.8 mi • Northborough, MA 01532
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              2.8 mi • Northborough, MA 01532
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • Leslie Briggs, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 4.5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              1.5 mi • Shrewsbury, MA 01545
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              1.5 mi • Shrewsbury, MA 01545
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Ruth Whitall, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              3.2 mi • Worcester, MA 01606
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              3.2 mi • Worcester, MA 01606
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • Donna Reed, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              3.2 mi • Worcester, MA 01606
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              3.2 mi • Worcester, MA 01606
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • Stacey Rutherford, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              3.4 mi • Worcester, MA 01604
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              3.4 mi • Worcester, MA 01604
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Kathleen McLeod, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              3.5 mi • Worcester, MA 01604
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              3.5 mi • Worcester, MA 01604
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Gail Esper-Collette, MSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 3 ratings
              4.4 mi • Northborough, MA 01532
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              4.4 mi • Northborough, MA 01532
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Paul Amato, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              4.5 mi • Worcester, MA 01604
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Explains conditions well
              4.5 mi • Worcester, MA 01604
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Explains conditions well
            • Sarah Baillie, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              4.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01608
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              4.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01608
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Barbara Horgan, CH

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              4.8 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              4.8 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • Jennifer Roman, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              4.8 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              4.8 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Sherri Direda, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              4.9 mi • West Boylston, MA 01583
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              4.9 mi • West Boylston, MA 01583
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Ellen Curley, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • James Barker, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Susan Thurston, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Ruth Gile, MSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Kimberly Hueras, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01608
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01608
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
            • Arthur Losapio, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 3 ratings
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01608
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              5 mi • Worcester, MA 01608
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • Anna Munro, LICSW

              Social Work
              4.5 mi • Northborough, MA 01532
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              4.5 mi • Northborough, MA 01532
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • Howard Blatt, BCD

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.2 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Low wait times
              5.2 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Low wait times
            • Amy Farrar, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.3 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              5.3 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Offers Telehealth
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
            • John McMahon, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 2 ratings
              5.4 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              5.4 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Tara-Ellen Fournier, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.4 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Explains conditions well
              5.4 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Explains conditions well
            • Paige Peck, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.6 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
              • Patients found trustworthy
              5.6 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
              • Patients found trustworthy
            • John Freienbergs, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              5.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Barbara Lucci, LCSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
              5.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01609
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
            • Mark Shelton, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.8 mi • Worcester, MA 01610
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
              5.8 mi • Worcester, MA 01610
              • Easy scheduling
              • Employs friendly staff
              • Low wait times
            • Kara Kittredge-Milotte, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.8 mi • Worcester, MA 01610
              • Explains conditions well
              • Patients found trustworthy
              5.8 mi • Worcester, MA 01610
              • Explains conditions well
              • Patients found trustworthy
            • Shirley Williams, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
              5.9 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Easy scheduling
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
              5.9 mi • Westborough, MA 01581
              • Easy scheduling
              • Low wait times
              • Explains conditions well
            • Nathan Dittmer, LICSW

              Social Work
              Rated 3.5 out of 5 starsWith 3 ratings
              4.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
                4.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01605
                • Jennifer Barris, LICSW

                  Social Work
                  Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
                  6 mi • Worcester, MA 01602
                  • Offers Telehealth
                  • Easy scheduling
                  • Employs friendly staff
                  6 mi • Worcester, MA 01602
                  • Offers Telehealth
                  • Easy scheduling
                  • Employs friendly staff
                • Leslie Murphy, LICSW

                  Social Work
                  Rated 4.5 out of 5 starsWith 5 ratings
                  4.9 mi • Worcester, MA 01610
                  • Employs friendly staff
                  • Patients found trustworthy
                  4.9 mi • Worcester, MA 01610
                  • Employs friendly staff
                  • Patients found trustworthy
                • Gina Cole, LICSW

                  Social Work
                  Rated 5 out of 5 starsWith 1 rating
                  6.5 mi • West Boylston, MA 01583
                  • Offers Telehealth
                  • Easy scheduling
                  • Employs friendly staff
                  6.5 mi • West Boylston, MA 01583
                  • Offers Telehealth
                  • Easy scheduling
                  • Employs friendly staff
                • Mary Bobola, LICSW

                  Social Work
                  This provider has no reviewsLeave A Review
                  6.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01602
                    6.7 mi • Worcester, MA 01602
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