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Social Workers

Making A Difference in People’s Lives

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What are Social Workers

What are Social Workers?

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Social Workers are trained...

Social Workers are men and women trained to

make a difference in the lives of people and

communities.

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Social Work is a profession concerned with helping people...

They do this by helping people to...

develop their skills

use their own resources

access their community’s resources

solve all kinds of problems

and to live healthy and happy in today’s complicated world.

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The Social Work profession

considers both...

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Private Troubles

Private Troubles

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Public Issues

and Public Issues

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School Social WorkersMedical Social WorkersGeriatric Social WorkersClinical Social WorkersPrivate PracticeCorrectionsFamily Services and Child

Protections agenciesNon-profit agenciesCrisis support linesand many more

There are different kinds of Social Workers. It all depends on where they work.

There are…

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AssessmentCase ManagementCommunity DevelopmentCounsellingPolicy Development & AnalysisEducationResearchAdministrationSocial Actionand Advocacy

Social Workers provide services in so many ways.

These include:

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Respect for the Worth and Dignity of Every Human Being

A Person’s Right to Self-Determination (to make their own decisions)

Every Person’s Right to be Free of Violence

Social Justice, Fairness, and Equal Access to Resources

Service to Humanity

Integrity in Professional Practice (honesty, reliability, and impartiality)

Confidentiality

Nonjudgmental Communication

and Competence in Professional Practice (that is keeping skills and

knowledge up to date)

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Social Work is based on certain values such as…

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Is Social Work for You?

Then probably not.

Well, if your idea of working with people is this…

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Emotionally Stable

Resilient

Be able to maintain balance in

their lives

And they must be very good at

Self-Care

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Social Work is an exciting profession. It is also stressful work. People entering the profession must be…

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An attitude of compassion and concern for others along with the ability to not take on other people’s problems will ensure a long successful career.

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Bachelor’sMaster’sor a Doctorate degree in Social Work

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To become a Registered Social Worker in Saskatchewan you need either a…

…from a University Social Work program accredited by the Canadian Association of Social Work Educators.

Though most areas of Canada require a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, in Saskatchewan a Certificate of Social Work is still accepted.

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In Saskatchewan, courses in Social Work can be taken from either…

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Have the required education

Be of good character

Commit to the values of Social Work

Have a criminal record check done.

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In order to call yourself a “Social Worker” in Saskatchewan you must become a Registered Social Worker. To do this you must…

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For more information about a career in Social Work, please contact:

Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers2110 Lorne Street

Regina, Sask.S4P 2M5

Regina: (306) 545-1922Toll Free: 1-877-517-7279

or visit

www.sasw.ca