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35 Woodfin
Asheville, NC 28801
(828)-250-5000
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Social Work Division
We provide social work services including outreach, tracking,
support, case management and mental health counseling to pregnant
and postpartum women, at risk families with young children,
clinic patients and Medicaid children for the purpose of infant
mortality reduction, maximizing health and development and
improving functionality and quality of life. We also provide
Interpreter Services to non-English speaking patients receiving
services at the Health Center.
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- Child Service Coordination (CSC) - Provides support, counseling,
and guidance to help ensure children ages 0 to 5 reach their
developmental potential, are school-ready, and are raised
in healthy, safe, nurturing homes.
- General Social Work - Services for patients referred from
Health Center clinics.
- Health Check Coordination (HC) - Provide tracking and
educational services to Medicaid eligible children (birth
to 21 years) to update and reschedule health care needs.
They promote well childcare and immunizations in the community.
- Maternity Care Coordination (MCC) - Provides case management
assistance for maternity and postpartum women with education,
referrals to community resources, Medicaid and other applications,
supportive counseling, and making and keeping their prenatal
appointments.
- Maternal Outreach Workers (MOW) - Provide in-home prenatal
and parenting education and support services to high-risk
Medicaid eligible pregnant women and mothers with infants
to one year old.
- Clinical Social Work Services - Mental Health services
for adult Health Center patients and children referred by
a Health Center or primary care physician in the community.
- Bilingual Transportation Coordinator - Provides coordination
of Health Center related transportation needs for Spanish-speaking
patients.
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Monday through Friday:
8:00am - 5:00pm
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Social work services can be arranged by calling 250-5299.
Any one can call to make a referral and a social worker will
be assigned to contact the client. Mental health counseling
services may be requested by calling 250-5299 but a physician
referral will also need to be obtained. Interpreter Services
are provided as a part of other Health Center appointments.
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Varies. Please contact Debbie Duncan at (828) 250-5307.
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The Social Work Division accepts Medicaid insurance
for case management services and there is no charge to clients
who do not have Medicaid.
Clinical Social Work services may be paid through Medicaid,
Medicare, North Carolina Health Choice, private insurance
or on a sliding fee scale.
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Debbie Duncan, Social Work Division
(828) 250-5307
debbie.duncan@buncombecounty.org
For a listing of county-wide programs & services offered
by Buncombe County Government, please visit:
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