World social work day 2023

The social work team at SJG Murdoch have new staff members that have joined their team. Claire Campbell and Emily Rodriguez who are job sharing and are currently on Thomas Furlong.

The SW team are proud to celebrate World Social Work Day which is held on the third Tuesday of March each year, this year falling on Tuesday 21 March 2023. The theme for this year is 'Respecting diversity through joint social action’. By embracing diversity in the workplace, a team can feel more motivated to achieve a shared goal.

What is Social Work?

Social work is a profession that helps people to overcome complex life challenges and circumstances. The work includes empowering and enabling individuals, families, groups, communities, organisations and society to enhance their quality of life. Social work aims to maximise the development of human potential and the fulfilment of human needs.

Hospital social workers work collaboratively to provide psychosocial support and counselling to patients and families to adjust to their situations, supporting their ability to cope with the practical, psychosocial, and economic issues connected to an illness.