What is Social work?
'''Social work''' is work done for the [[welfare]] of the [[society]]. A social worker is a trained person who is paid to manage problems in society. Social workers are employed to organise [[welfare]] and [[social care]] for people who cannot [[independence|help themselve]]<nowiki/>s. Training includes [[anthropology]], [[economics]], [[education]], [[law]], [[medicine]], [[philosophy]], [[politics]], [[psychology]], [[sociology]] and [[science]].<ref>Jessica, Ritter (2014). ''101 Careers in Social Work'', p. 04, p. 27-265. Springer Publishing, NYC. {{ISBN|9780826129055}}.</ref> Over time, social work has changed. It was mostly a religious and [[Charitable organization|charitable]] practice. Now it is more [[profession]]<nowiki/>al. It is less a private and [[Volunteering|volunteer]] activity and more a publicly funded, paid occupation. ==Work of a social worker== Social workers may do any of these things: * Assessing strength of a person, their family, and their social support systems to help them within the community. * Educating a family on the physical and social needs of its members and how they can get help, * [[Counselor|Counselling]] for individuals and families * Managing the risk of [[self harm]] or danger to others. * Managing money — finding people who need financial assistance. * Helping people to come in or out of hospitals and other institutions * Showing people how to find help ==Challenges== Social workers often have a lot of work and pressure to solve problems. It is a demanding job where people have [[occupational burnout]]. Social workers will have cases of [[homelessness]], chronic [[unemployment]], lack of income, lack of health insurance coverage, prison history, and [[substance abuse]] problems. Any of these problems, separately and together, can cause difficulty. ==Related pages== *[[Foster care]] *[[Group home]] *[[Disability]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Social care]]