Social Welfare

The Social Work Profession is a very unappreciated and unglamorous one.

The issues that are dealt with are usually depressing and frustrating to solve. The results of a Social Worker’s actions are not immediate.

The career choices that involve Social work are numerous, for example working with all areas of the population. When people are experiencing unemployment which leads to poverty in some cases, This results in a lack of basic needs being meant. Food, Shelter, and Personal Hygiene leading to a lack of basic medical needs this can result in a terrible strain a family environment.

Natural Disasters result in a great need for Social Welfare assistance, establishing for basic needs after a Flood, Fires, and Hurricanes especially after a Terrorist attack leaving people to ask WHY, The problems are numerous and the answers are not there. But the problems still need solutions.

The Department of Social Services was established to meet the needs of the poor with food stamps and medical services. Determining where the assistance can do the most good can be clouded?

Hospitals have a need for Social Workers when there are sensitive situations such as terminal illnesses and tragic accidents and diseases that patients and family members must adjust too.

Schools offer a unique area situations because they are there own community within itself so, the same problems on the outside the school doors apply to the students in the school doors Dealing with poverty, abuse, and neglect. Educating children on Teenage pregnancy and the importance of education to stay out of poverty and avoiding certain situations to harm themselves.

The issues concerning people with Physical and Mental impairments require the assistance to rehabilitate their lives to be able to compete with the rest of the world and be able to provide their own basic needs.

The Elderly are definitely a strong concern for Social workers due to the fact that our population is growing and having longer life spans into our 80’s and 90’s and maybe longer. Social Workers would be needed for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities to provide care for those residents.
Utilizing our Community Resources such as Churches, Civic Organizations, and Families to work together to establish a tighter community that has the ability to care and protect their citizens.