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Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work
Julie Elseroad Sr. Gerontology Specialist with Visiting Angels talks about National Social Work Month.
National Social Work Month 2013
Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work
National Social Work Month has been an effort worth celebrating for over 46 years! Every year, since 1965, there has been a theme designated by the National Association of Social Work. This year’s theme is “Weaving Threads of
Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work. This month Visiting Angels joins with countless others in celebrating the profession of social work. There are more than 650,000 social workers throughout the United States.
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Social workers represent the best America has to offer. They witness countless struggles, obstacles and tragedies that often render people feeling helpless; helpless feeling perhaps but every social worker will tell you, never hopeless. Social workers are advocates and counselors. Through their work they help those in need traverse countless obstacles, pitfalls and challenges. Sometimes situations require gentle nudges in the right direction. Sometimes clients require handholding and insight into new possibilities. Social workers provide safety nets for people; sometimes they do so with pure grit.
Social workers are beacons of light to those struggling with darkness. They are a light unto the path. This year’s theme, “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work” articulates the common thread of all social workers. Social workers find the strengths in each person and weave that strength, through advocacy and determination, into a healthier person. Social workers do this one person at a time; one situation at a time; multiple layers all at once, and, always with the best interest of the client in mind. Social workers remind us that tragedy, challenges and difficulties can be overcome. They empower clients, and all of us who know and admire the fabric that social workers weave, which causes us to believe that we are not limited by our sorrows but rather, we are measured by how we work through those hard times.
