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Cancer Social Work Services

Cancer challenges not only the body, but also the mind and spirit. Working in partnership with your care team of doctors and nurses, our medical/clinical social workers provide emotional support and guidance on a wide range of topics, from community resources and financial questions to Advance Health Care Directive counseling.

Our professionally trained medical/clinical social workers have earned their master's degree in social work (MSW) and specialize in applying clinical, advocacy and community-based skills to help cancer patients and their families. They can:

  • Listen with compassion.
  • Focus on identifying, building or enhancing your emotional strengths.
  • Provide support to you, your family or caregivers.
  • Identify and help arrange community resources, and work with doctors and other individuals to obtain necessary referrals.
  • Refer patients, survivors and caregivers to support groups.
  • Assist in crisis intervention, if and when needed, with solution-focused sessions.
  • Discuss the emotional challenges of dealing with a potentially life-limiting illness, and make referrals to local mental health professionals.
  • Help create a "road map" to manage a chronic illness and make healthy choices.
  • Provide counseling on Advance Health Care Directives.

For more information contact:

Nina T. Garcia, LCSW
PAMF Cancer Care Services
Sunnyvale Center (301)
301 Old San Francisco Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone: (408) 730-2800
Email: GarciN14@sutterhealth.org

Carla Gomez, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, Medical Oncology/Hematology
Cancer Care Services
2850 Commercial Crossing
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Phone: (831)458-5894
Email: gomezc4@sutterhealth.org

Laurie Ostacher, LCSW
PAMF Cancer Care Services
Palo Alto Center
795 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 853-2905
Email: ostachl@sutterhealth.org

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