At this year’s Community Care Live social workers filled in comment slips giving their thoughts on the profession. We asked delegates to complete the sentence ‘I love being a social worker when…’. Here are some of the best responses…
‘I see someone gain quality of life’
‘When I’ve helped achieve positive outcomes’
‘When I’ve helped a parent have their view heard’
‘When people thank you for your support’
‘Staff adopt a mindful approach’
Making flexible working work for social workers, their families and the families they support 
A safe and supportive environment in which NQSWs can learn and flourish 
How one council is working to capture the voice of the child 
A job that doesn’t feel like work 
‘There’s a real sense of pride in our work to reunite families’ 
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Intersectionality: race, gender and other aspects of identity in social work with young people 
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‘Dear Sajid Javid: please end the inappropriate detention of autistic people and those with learning disabilities’
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Social Work is the best job in the world however the bureaucracy and work loads conspire at times to make the best practitioners feel inept. Good to see that the enthusiasm and dedication of the work force remains buoyant.
Chris Penney
Senior Lecturer in SW
The best moment is when service user and families are clear about their goals, when they have achieved the outcome they wanted