The Social Worker Social Work is any professional acti

Formerly, all forms of philanthropic and charitable activities, including those of untrained, civic-minded individuals, were regarded as social work. Within this context, there was little professionalization of the social worker and little attention to such professional as workplace hierarchy or career advancement. The activities of early social workers focused primarily on solving the immediate problems of the indigent and did little to change the conditions that caused those problems (Weissman et al., 1983, p. 21).

More recently, however, a vast amount of new social research has made possible analyses of the social and ec

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vel social work, it is necessary to obtain a degree as a bachelor of social work or a bachelor in a related area. However, for more advanced work and in order to work independently, a master's degree in social work from an accredited university is required and so the shift to supervisor may initially require an additional shift in status, which is a return to school for the working professional. Changes in Peer Relationships New supervisors find that one of the greatest stresses that they face is the changes that occur in their peer relationships. Social work has in general a very egalitarian work culture, something that one commonly finds in jobs where the hours are long, the pay is not overly generous and there are considerable emotional demands made on the worker. One of the ways in which social workers cope with this particular concatenation of stresses is to form close bonds with each other so that they have other people to share their experiences with. People who have the same kinds of experiences and so who can be empathetic in a way that other friends or family members cannot be. However, much of this camaraderie is sacrificed when one becomes a supervisor. One cannot sit down and confide all the problems of oneÆs da
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