On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 12:22:46PM -0500, Tom Parmenter wrote:
1 - social worker -- employee of government agency, working under a budget and administering policies in the context of individuals having some kind of problem (sometimes with the government)
This is a social worker.
2 - social worker -- employee of private social services agency working with individuals having some kind of problem
These used to be called social workers, but with the passing of the work house, no longer are.
3 - social worker -- employed by private agency providing psychotherapeutic support, often with problem solving included
Nor are these.
4 -- social worker -- self-employed, providing psychotherapeutic support under health insurance, often with problem solving included.
Same. Often this would be called a "Community health support worker", "Community health nurse", or similar. Not a social worker.
All have weighty responsibilities, which means all have some opportunity/danger of doing harm.
When one human being gains power over another, there will be abuses and resentment. Nanny fascism is still fascism.
Jonathan