April 15 is a World Social Work Day
International Federation of Social WorkersSocial Work: Making a World of DifferenceSocial Workers around the world celebrate the Social Work DAY,
Social Workers from every part of the world celebrate the Social Work Day on April 15, Social Work: Making a World of Difference is the theme, highlighting that social workers help people to make positive changes in their lives.
Social workers are involved with some of the most distressed and vulnerable people in our communities. They require not only compassion and dedication to help those in need but also intellectual and analytical skills and personal commitment. These are demanding qualities in special people.Social work practice is always challenging and can be dangerous. In many situations the safety of social workers is at risk and there have been recent examples of social workers suffering serious injury and death.
Social workers recognise that the voice of vulnerable and marginalised individuals and groups (such as those living in poverty, people who are homeless, children and older people and people with physical or learning disabilities) is often not heard. Social workers aim to enable people to voice their concerns and to work jointly with service users to improve national and international social policies.
Social workers respond not only to individual needs, but also larger social issues such as poverty, domestic violence, homelessness and health care. Social work aims to promote human rights and social justice.
David N Jones, President of the International Federation of Social Workers said:‘IFSW applauds the achievements of social workers: they ‘make a world of difference’ in the lives of so many people around the world. I call on national governments, non-governmental organisations and international institutions to recognise this essential contribution to the life and social stability of national and global communities, to support continuing training for social workers and to respect human rights and humanitarian values which are the foundation of social work.’
HAPPY SOCIAL WORKERS DAY! 2009
BY SADATH YAHYA.
Social Workers from every part of the world celebrate the Social Work Day on April 15, Social Work: Making a World of Difference is the theme, highlighting that social workers help people to make positive changes in their lives.
Social workers are involved with some of the most distressed and vulnerable people in our communities. They require not only compassion and dedication to help those in need but also intellectual and analytical skills and personal commitment. These are demanding qualities in special people.Social work practice is always challenging and can be dangerous. In many situations the safety of social workers is at risk and there have been recent examples of social workers suffering serious injury and death.
Social workers recognise that the voice of vulnerable and marginalised individuals and groups (such as those living in poverty, people who are homeless, children and older people and people with physical or learning disabilities) is often not heard. Social workers aim to enable people to voice their concerns and to work jointly with service users to improve national and international social policies.
Social workers respond not only to individual needs, but also larger social issues such as poverty, domestic violence, homelessness and health care. Social work aims to promote human rights and social justice.
David N Jones, President of the International Federation of Social Workers said:‘IFSW applauds the achievements of social workers: they ‘make a world of difference’ in the lives of so many people around the world. I call on national governments, non-governmental organisations and international institutions to recognise this essential contribution to the life and social stability of national and global communities, to support continuing training for social workers and to respect human rights and humanitarian values which are the foundation of social work.’
HAPPY SOCIAL WORKERS DAY! 2009
BY SADATH YAHYA.
In order to publicise the profession of social work, there is a need to look for possibilities of celebrating the social workers day in one of the up country's cities other than celebrating it always in Dar es Salaam.
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