Pozycja zawodowa pracowników socjalnych i ich samopoczucie w zawodzie

Abstract

It is not easy to exercise the broadly understood role of a social worker in practice. The main difficulty is a rapid increase in the number of those who require help from social workers. On the one hand the poverty among the population is growing, on the other hand the demands and expectations from the social welfare institutions are also higher. Social workers are not adequately paid and yet they are given more duties which in effect leads to their tiredness and mental stress and their work is then often reduced to routine actions and mere provision of essential information and advice. Despite poor pay and low social prestige of the job, social workers feel good about the work which gives them satisfaction. The inconveniences of the job (which is also at times dangerous) and inadequate remuneration is compensated by acknowledgement, gratitude and appreciation of those who have received support and help.