Social work is a profession devoted to helping people function optimally in their environment by providing direct services to people in their homes or places of work, assisting people through social service organisations, and working for policy change to improve social conditions.
Social workers empower people to deal, not only with how they feel about a situation, but also with what they can do about it.
There is always a need for social workers in communities to render preventative and care services. Employers in difference sectors value skills that are developed through social work courses. These include interpersonal skills, problem solving, teamwork and time management.
We asked a group of Unisa social work students to identify the attributes of a good social worker. According to them, a good social worker has:
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