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The Role of the Social Worker in the Management of Rheumatic Disease

Kimberly A. Holwerda, BA, MA  |  Issue: July 2012  |  

Visit www.rheumatology.org and select “Patient Resources” under “Popular Content” for more information on the roles health professionals play in an interdisciplinary team.

For additional information on the social work profession, please visit the National Association of Social Workers at www.socialworkers.org.

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Kimberly Holwerda is a social worker in the pediatric rheumatology department at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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