Celeste Phelps Page 10

Celeste Phelps, LCSW, works as a clinical social worker at an acute-care hospital. She has spent eight years helping inpatients and their families arrange post-discharge care and understand patient rights. In addition to discharge planning, Phelps serves on the facility ethics committee, where she assists families through decisions involving advance directives, capacity assessments, and resuscitation orders. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work before entering hospital practice.