One of the most popular jobs in Russia is a social work specialist. However, not everyone knows what exactly they are doing and what such an employee should do.
Support and help to people
A specialist engaged in social work is engaged in the provision and organization of both household and material assistance to less socially protected citizens (disabled people, orphans, dysfunctional family units, etc.). The profession involves preparation for future activities and constant self-improvement according to the work plan.
Also, the social worker identifies those citizens who need various social services and identifies the nature of such services (assistance with groceries, repairs, buying clothes, etc.). Another type of support is the development of a family recovery and rehabilitation program.
A social worker should bring life and its image as close as possible to standard conditions in his wards. In order for people to be able to feel comfortable in society, a social worker finds out the possibilities and desire for people's participation in public life.
If necessary, an employee, according to the instructions of specialists, can perform technical functions. This is the purchase and delivery of the necessary things and groceries, the delivery of clothes to the laundry and the provision of first aid.
If necessary, the social worker can conduct interviews, work with people and observe the lives of the charges. An employee's work is charged according to three to five categories and can be determined according to medical, social and other criteria.
What qualities an employee should have
Any social worker must have the following qualities:
- responsibility;
- punctuality;
- stress tolerance;
- tolerance;
- empathy;
- sociability;
- excellent memory;
- concentration.
With all or most of the qualities, a person can become a social worker and help citizens.
Contraindications
A person cannot be a social worker if he has such diseases:
- ODA diseases;
- diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
- mental and nervous diseases;
- skin and infectious diseases.
With these and similar diseases, a person is contraindicated in caring for other people.
What else can a specialist do?
In addition to the above, a specialist, engaged in the provision of social services, must perform the following functions:
- Diagnostics and identification of problems in the family during the adaptation of the adopted child.
- Provision and implementation of psychological diagnostics.
- Using a team approach in the work with the involvement of all possible resources of both their wards and the whole society.
- Maintaining a family's personal files with detailed documentation.
- Providing reports on time - every day, week, month, etc.
- Participation in programs for assessing the quality of services provided.
- Supporting the values of the organization.
- Counseling in the office and at home.
Conclusion
A social work specialist is a stress-resistant and functional person who is able to get along with all people, regardless of their nature and degree of danger. A professional worker in such a specialty in the field has many responsibilities and requirements, so not everyone can become such an employee.
