What do you think of social workers in your country?

To be a social worker, in my opinion, needs some sort of a calling just like what priests experience. When a person suddenly realized that he or she would want to help others without any expectations of having any returns, then s/he is compatible in working for social services. The stereotype of my country to social workers are they are incompetent. Their competencies are not enough to land them in a good job thus they end up being a social worker. However, that is not how I see them. For me, they are the real heroes of modern times. Like what you said, in one way or another, they are over-worked and abused by the government but still they stay where they are because they acquire more satisfaction in helping others than earning money and we should commend them for that.

Yes I think social work is a valid career I almost went int to that filed. My daughter has a social worker and she does a pretty good job looking after my daughter and her medical care as well as making sure we get our WIC stuff in time for the next set of months. I don't get to see her face to face beside the one time I was pregnant with my daughter and again I'll probably meet with her in the next few months to get things set up for my next child's medical care as well as this ones WIC. I think it all depends on the social worker a person gets. Some are really good at there jobs and others not so much.

I think everyone have to do sometime social work but it isn't work that someone can do for his income, but if everyone helps a bit we can help old people or help clubs that need some people to let the club exist. I also be a social worker sometime but there are people that really do very much social work and that is also not good because the can get stressed very soon if nobody helps them. Also it is a problem when you do social work for a long time it isn't easy to stop because then the club for example must have some one else and they do everything to hold you as social worker.

Hi! I believe you are right. Since they have experienced it, they to prevent their loved ones from becoming over worked and payed low. But I think becoming a social worker is very fulfilling because you are able to help a lot of people.

yes, it indeed a good deed.. as its helps in the building up the society and society is supreme as it is made up of the peoples and peoples are the main assests of the country. please do not say its a career and do not comprare it as lost paid job as money is not the matter of concern here. because it's help in the building up the person to person relationship and strength the bond they are sharing with each other

Hello!! Well, I 'm already studying Social Work and till now i havent regret it. I havent yet experienced working as one but i know more or less what is this about. Of course it is a career choice, social work is NOT charity, it just started as charity at the very beginning in Europe mainly and USA, but anyways this has to do with the history of how Social Work "was born". To be a social worker requires a lot of things -to be a good one- you must be able to handle difficult situations, to be able to give directions of all kinds on what people can do to be helped, to be compassionate, carrying, to understand and not judge, to not be corrupted, to love humans and fight for their rights in equality. All these for someone that chose to do this job can offer fulfillment and the joy of being a part of society that is there to contribute. On the other hand, this job is not always well paid -it depends on the country- can be frustrating, a stressful one, hard to handle with ur own emotions, can cause "burnout", make u feel tired psychological and physical too -depends on the position- , it can even be dangerous without exaggerating, but again it has to do with what part of society are you working. In Greece Social Workers are underated and low paid -well this has to do a lot with the crisis too- but to people generally dont seem as a bad thing to be a social worker, on the contrary. Although, they think is hard to deal with that kind of job and yes at least my parents were not thrilled that i chose this, as they think i will get miserable. Anyways, the thing is that social workers can really have better conditions by all means in countries where welfare and system works well. Social Workers are human beings too with their own lives and rights, they dont do this in order to be called angels of the Lord. So of course they need to get paid and in my opinion well, as they do something that matters. We get at least a bachelor degree to become social workers and it lasts 4years-full time. Then whoever wants can continue with a master or doctoral degree. Also, social workers not only occupy themselves with family issues, there are many positions that they can work as for example clinical social work, on the management, in courts, prisons, hospitals, in rehab centers and onther places too, where some of the common features in most of these places are "problems/pain/ignorance/unjustice/mess" and the opposites are "solutions/relief/knowledge/justice/order" that a social worker is trying to provide. So, i hope i was helpful... :) Greetings

unfortunately you only ever hear of the bad things that happen .. when someone gets hurt or a child is killed .. then everyone is on at the social worker.. but when you consider how many people are under their care and how few social workers there are then maybe you will give them a chance. i will never condone a child being hurt and yes like everyone i will blame the "system" but how many of us actually confront the politicians and ask for reforms in social working ?? most of us move on with our lives and only worry about our own problems.

I think that there are a lot of social workers in this country, but not all of them are well qualified. I have met quite a lot of them and some I know rather well and most are just as "troubled" as the people they council. Social Work is definitely a valid career choice, but it isn't for everyone. It takes a lot of patience, commitment, compassion, and acceptance. Even some clergy, who are also serving in a siilar capacity, are not as accepting as they should be of the people seeking their council.

Social workers in my country are usually underpaid and overworked. But there are a lot of professions that are also overworked and underpaid here. One of them is a teacher´s job. There are several professions that are paid differently depending on where you work.

I think people who devote themselves of helping other people in exchange for almost nothing are the modern day heroes. Surely, many of there are over-worked and abused by the system as they do all of these work without complaining. For me, they're are like the modern heroes today simply because they do not seek any return for their hard works.

Hello!! Well, I 'm already studying Social Work and till now i havent regret it. I havent yet experienced working as one but i know more or less what is this about. Of course it is a career choice, social work is NOT charity, it just started as charity at the very beginning in Europe mainly and USA, but anyways this has to do with the history of how Social Work "was born". To be a social worker requires a lot of things -to be a good one- you must be able to handle difficult situations, to be able to give directions of all kinds on what people can do to be helped, to be compassionate, carrying, to understand and not judge, to not be corrupted, to love humans and fight for their rights in equality. All these for someone that chose to do this job can offer fulfillment and the joy of being a part of society that is there to contribute. On the other hand, this job is not always well paid -it depends on the country- can be frustrating, a stressful one, hard to handle with ur own emotions, can cause "burnout", make u feel tired psychological and physical too -depends on the position- , it can even be dangerous without exaggerating, but again it has to do with what part of society are you working. In Greece Social Workers are underated and low paid -well this has to do a lot with the crisis too- but to people generally dont seem as a bad thing to be a social worker, on the contrary. Although, they think is hard to deal with that kind of job and yes at least my parents were not thrilled that i chose this, as they think i will get miserable. Anyways, the thing is that social workers can really have better conditions by all means in countries where welfare and system works well. Social Workers are human beings too with their own lives and rights, they dont do this in order to be called angels of the Lord. So of course they need to get paid and in my opinion well, as they do something that matters. We get at least a bachelor degree to become social workers and it lasts 4years-full time. Then whoever wants can continue with a master or doctoral degree. Also, social workers not only occupy themselves with family issues, there are many positions that they can work as for example clinical social work, on the management, in courts, prisons, hospitals, in rehab centers and onther places too, where some of the common features in most of these places are "problems/pain/ignorance/unjustice/mess" and the opposites are "solutions/relief/knowledge/justice/order" that a social worker is trying to provide. So, i hope i was helpful... :) Greetings