A 19-year-old has been jailed for nine years for stabbing a family support worker who had helped to remove several children in Liverpool, the Liverpool Echo reports.
how awful for this man and his family
gives food for thought that this kind of thing could happen to any of us
I am currently experiencing a bit of stalking - not nice, but work have been good - in as much as they can, but I hate looking over my shoulder all the time and having to change my car every now and then
I'm not currently in the UK but I hope this stabbing makes the front page of the tabloids - this is the sort of story that helps the public understand what social workers and support workers have to endure at work. I bet the Daily Mail and The Sun don't bother with this story as it shows how difficult the job is. And yes it could happen to anyone, I have endured death threats at work after removing children and my employer said they could not do anything to help as it was between me and the client! If I wanted the police or courts involved I would have to organise that myself!!!! Shocking!
This story hasn't been anywhere except the Liverpool Echo and Community Care as far as I know.
Given That Community Care were good enough to petition theSun, perhaps they might persuade them and the Mirror, Mail etc to cover this story a bit more prominently than they obviously have.
First I'd heard of it was when I read Muriels post
If it had been a teacher or a police officer it would have been national news
Alas it just reinforces what the media think of social services
In as much as the media can blow, the good work for the support worker should as well attract the media and public attention. Only the best is good enough for safewt and well-being of children.
It's notable that, even in the midst of this man's trauma, he is able to also give some consideration to the plight of his young victim. This is what sets us social care professionals aside from others and allows us to carry out such a complex work with passion, rather than take the more damning view of the events that unfolded that others might take - attracting those big headlines.
That is an absolutely disgusting response from your employer. I would suggest Union involvement as you are employed by the LA to work for them and they should have risk assessments in place to protect you.
I expect that I shall get slaughtered for saying this, but that mans name does not appear on the social work register, so he is not a social worker. I thought we all coughed up our 30 quid a year to protect our status. Terrible thing to have happened and I am sure he is brilliant at his job, but we have seen time and again the profession get hammered because neerdowells misuse the title. I'm not suggesting that it is him misusing the titke either, probably just lazy journalism, but it does make a bit of a mockery of the nonsense spouted by the registration bods. Registration is just another stick to beat us with.
Pete: I expect that I shall get slaughtered for saying this, but that mans name does not appear on the social work register, so he is not a social worker. I thought we all coughed up our 30 quid a year to protect our status. Terrible thing to have happened and I am sure he is brilliant at his job, but we have seen time and again the profession get hammered because neerdowells misuse the title. I'm not suggesting that it is him misusing the titke either, probably just lazy journalism, but it does make a bit of a mockery of the nonsense spouted by the registration bods. Registration is just another stick to beat us with.
doesn't it say that he is a family support worker?
don't family support workers have to be registered with the GSCC?
no
jelly_tot04: Pete: I expect that I shall get slaughtered for saying this, but that mans name does not appear on the social work register, so he is not a social worker. I thought we all coughed up our 30 quid a year to protect our status. Terrible thing to have happened and I am sure he is brilliant at his job, but we have seen time and again the profession get hammered because neerdowells misuse the title. I'm not suggesting that it is him misusing the titke either, probably just lazy journalism, but it does make a bit of a mockery of the nonsense spouted by the registration bods. Registration is just another stick to beat us with. doesn't it say that he is a family support worker? don't family support workers have to be registered with the GSCC?
At the moment only Social Workers need to register, however plans are afoot for the GSCC (aka the Social Care Gestapo) to make it a requirement that all workers in social care are registered. Now that will be a lot of £30's!!!
And it would dilute again our status and the protection of our title. I was also amazed how frequently themanagers in the Haringey scandals were referred to as Social Workers, when in effect there was, really, only one social worker by job title - the very unfortunate Maria Ward.
Mary Brady: no
but why not?
He was a Family Support Worker - they are the unqualified (ie not sw qualified) people who supervise contact sessions, assist families in a practical way, ferry children around etc. Good family support workers are invaluable to children social work teams! They have to go to court and give evidence to say how contact has been etc.