
We 'bloody social workers' are treated with contempt and need to start sticking up for ourselves
A social worker from Lanarkshire argues that her profession is integral to holding together society and challenging injustice but is treated with contempt – it’s time social workers began sticking up for themselves
SOCIAL workers are meant to be truly agents of social change, challenging injustice where we see it, and trying to make sure that individuals can reach their full potential in a society that is unfairly stacked against them.