tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post8995142516184046377..comments2023-08-10T05:32:21.235-05:00Comments on Awake and Dreaming - The Ramblings of a Social Worker: I'm a what what worker?Awake and Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13257495492315814077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-49497251559950600192008-07-07T21:12:00.000-05:002008-07-07T21:12:00.000-05:00Wow! It's great to see another social work blogger...Wow! It's great to see another social work blogger. I'm working toward my BSW, and hoping to eventually get my MSW as well. I definitely agree with your definition of social work. I'm lookingforward to reading more of your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-4057937799099239962008-06-26T15:06:00.000-05:002008-06-26T15:06:00.000-05:00Yeah, my province is trying to pass that same legi...Yeah, my province is trying to pass that same legislation now. It was also bring in manditory registration with the Institute of Registered Social Workers much the way nurses and doctors must be registered. I think it's good legislation, so I'm hoping the election isn't called before it passes, sigh...politics!Awake and Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257495492315814077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887701053197945139.post-60818625885961437542008-06-26T14:34:00.000-05:002008-06-26T14:34:00.000-05:00A lot of really interesting points there. I left m...A lot of really interesting points there. I left my 'Dictionary of Social Work' at work but it sounds as if the work you are doing fits within the 'definition' criteria. The thing is that 'social work' is a very broad category - just like a doctor can be a cardiologist or a psychiatrist! I find that most people relate social work to children and families work and on meeting new people it is one of the questions I get asked most! But there's a lot more to it than that. <BR/>Here, in the UK, there is relatively new legislation that means that only people with Social Work qualifications (undergraduate or postgraduate) can call themselves 'social workers' in an attempt to regulate the profession - and it is an offence now to call yourself a social worker if you are not registered with the General Social Care Council (that regulates these things) as a social worker so it makes things a lot simpler! <BR/>I think social workers are pretty much as you say, people who look at situations systemically and draw on a theoretical bases to draw positive outcomes. But a lot of days, it feels that social workers are people who drown in pieces of paper and argue over who used who's mug/coffee/stapler. <BR/>The other thing I think it really is important to do as a social worker is to reflect on what you are doing and why.. anyway, I'm gabbling a bit now and its been a long day.. but it's a great post with a lot in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com