Social Work Week Wraps with Special Awards
Prince George, B.C. – It has been a week of recognition and celebration for social workers across Northern B.C.
March 9 through to the 15th is “Social Work Week” in the province and this year’s theme has been “Social Workers Promoting Greater Social Equity.”
As part of the special week, Prince George based social workers and students gathered for a special luncheon that saw two awards presented.
Chuck Fraser, a recent recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth was also recently honoured a second time receiving the 2014 Canadian Association of Social Workers Distinguished Service Award for British Columbia. Although announced in February, the plaque was officially awarded to him at the luncheon. Chuck completed both his BSW and MSW at UNBC.
Janine Cunningham , a respected social worker and community activist was awarded the Bridget Moran Advancement of Social Work in Northern Communities Award.
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Social worker award for writing the most cheques?
or for consoling all those living at or below the poverty line?
Comments rooted in ignorance require a dose of reality. Not everyone is cut out to be a social worker, dealing with children traumatized by sexual abuse, violence and neglect. Battered women with faces so bashed in that even their close relatives could not recognize them. Then there is the screaming, and crying, the cursing and the threats;
âBritish Columbia’s independent children’s representative says threats of violence that include pointing guns and knives at social workers should not deter them from fulfilling their legal duties to protect vulnerable children from abuse.â
âIn releasing her report into the May 2011 incident, Turpel-Lafond said Thursday social workers chose to stay away from the girl’s home and reserve because they feared threats of violence. She said social workers are legally bound to protect children even if that means employing a police escort to check on a young person’s well-being.â
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/06/bc-child-watchdog-government-failed-girl-suicide_n_4739511.html
Being a social worker for one month would probably have most of us walking away, shaking our heads, and looking for a new career!
Some stories in the USA of social workers killed and shot at because of their jobs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/20/national/20social.html?_r=0
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