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not psychology, but social work

  • 07-06-2010 9:18pm
    #1
    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭


    Just watched the Channel 4 documentary "Dispatches - Undercover Social Worker" and am not surprised.

    I think it's similar if not worse here. I have a good bit of interaction with my SW colleagues, and think some of what was shown is sort-of misreported - by omission.
    A senior social services official has said that it would not matter if a child was killed after their case was closed because it would not be the council's responsibility.

    Read more: http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/general-coffeehouse-chat-514/news-current-affairs-topical-discussion-12/431806-undercover-social-worker-channel-4-dispatches.html#ixzz0qCUDR8mV
    Netmums - the local parenting network

    We'd often have the 'we've got to fill in the paperwork so we aren't personally responsible' conversation in a very sarcastic way, meaning that we know the system is sh*te but none of us have the power to deal properly with our caseloads. I deal with my caseload problems by having a long waiting list, but that's not right and I do feel the pressure of it. I know that timely intervention is as important as the right intervention, and I know that we are failing a lot of waiting list clients.

    Burn out and stress due to not being able to provide services we should be able to isn't really addressed here - there were cases in the UK. But I've gone from inadequate services to the impact of these on the staff working in them!


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  • #2
    Odysseus
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    I'm not sure if this is related to your post, but the worst thing we counter often enough and this is due the the overload of cases is: "are you telling me this child is in immediate risk?", if this is not the case that the risk is not severe enough it can be months before a s/w intervention.


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