Dr. Melissa R. Floyd-Pickard (Social Work) received new funding from the Guilford County Department of Public Health for the project ” Proposal for Health Department Hepatitis C Bridge Counselor/Care and Linkage Coordinator.”
UNCG will enter into a contract with Guilford County EMS and the Department of Public Health to hire and supervise a Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate to provide care and linkage/coordination of services for those affected by or at risk of contracting hepatitis C. This social worker and the programming provided will be supervised by a part-time (15-20 hour per week) fully Licensed Clinical Social Worker, who will provide clinical supervision and oversight. Additionally, social work faculty will oversee the project and will help with clinical and administrative supervision.
