The Salford Star gets loads of complaints from the community about Salford Council social workers, most of which never make it to print because of child protection and confidentiality issues. On the other hand, social workers are stuck on the front line of all the poverty and misery of the 21st Century desperately trying to paper over the cracks, without being able to do much about the political causes of people's strife.
A new initiative by trainee social workers at the University of Salford is hoping to try and bridge at least some of the gaps, with the emphasis on `compassion'. The Salford Social Work Network, or SSWN, launches this Friday, aiming to take a new approach to the profession.
"It's a student led collective that has organized in order to allow our voice to be heard" explains Natalie Farmer a social work student at Salford University "We, as students have been inspired by the teaching of our social work course, which is through a radical human rights approach, and we are eager to put such theory into action.
"We hope to be able to connect with the community and make connections with like-minded politicians, health and social care professions to fight the social injustice our communities face" she adds "We aim to recognize the differences in all of us and use those differences as a creative power to make change and find new ways to approach social work and in the future. We will be organizing events at the University and hope to include some exciting speakers who can share their social work experiences and help us make change in a positive manner."
SSWN Launch
Friday 6th March 2pm
University of Salford
Room G21 Mary Seacole Campus, Frederick Road
Everyone welcome
For further details see the Salford Social Work Network Facebook group – click here
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