Social workers. 10 points for the best advice. Thank you?

Question

How do you deal with your clients?

My friend is a social worker. She hates poor people. (She said, she chaged --she does not hate poor people anymore) However, all she does all days is complain about their clients--they are so uneducated, ignorant, smell-bad, and scary.How they abusive welfare systems etc..

Thank you..

Answer 1

Funny that a lot of employees at these social services department used to be clients. I understand that employees become discouraged towards the system after they see how much red tape one has to go through just to receive a few dollars in Food Benefits. I have and still am relying on county grants for daycare assistance for support. I could never afford to pay straight up. Single father of two for over 7 years now.

Answer 2

Your friend should not be a social worker. Why did she become a social worker if she is going to complaini about the people she should be helping? Did she think she would be helping smart, priveledged, rich, delightful people every day? Social workers need to be compassionate and enable their clients to improve their lives. With her poor attitude, your friend is not helping anyone. She should find a new profession. in the mean time, you can tell  her that her complaining bothers you and could you please change the subject.

Answer 3

I think hate is a strong word. Passionate about the state of social conditions is different. These issues can spawn drive. The strong drive is what creates change. The change, if planted properly, will induce and manifest into targeted growth. The growth will then spawn over again.

What I am saying is passion is good, negative or positive. The trick is to channel those drives into the appropriate avenues which in turn will help produce the change within.

Do no harm. Let the person grow with help.

Answer 4

The complaining and whining of your social worker friend is nothing uncommon in daily life and even in medical profession.  To calm this sense of offense, it's reasonable to go down to the basic and understand the following facts: 1. Your are the accumulation of your own past; who you are is the accumulation of who you have been, and 2. The path and content of life, in essense, has been the same regardless of race, gender, religion, education, and occupation, that is, analyzing, dissecting, and summarizing the activities in dealing with searching, improving, and perfecting the matters of food and s*x life.  Through these basic understandings, every individual will become more lovable, likable, and forgiving.

Answer 5

How long has she been at her job ?  She could be burntout and/or just needing to vent.  Perhaps she feels trapped in her job.  Have you tried asking her what she'd do if she weren't in her current job ?  She  may  need a nudge to change careers.  From what you've said, she needs to move on or get some counseling for herself.