Exploring How Social Workers Experience and Cope with Public Perception of Their Profession

Research in Practice
Thursday, May 4, 2017

Social services are highly susceptible to public scrutiny, and public perception of the profession has implications for staff recruitment, acceptance of social work practice, and the vitality and effectiveness of the profession.

Negative media portrayals of social workers in the wake of service failures contributed to the stigma felt by practitioners. Picture: wellphoto/Shutterstock.com
Negative media portrayals of social workers in the wake of service failures contributed to the stigma felt by practitioners. Picture: wellphoto/Shutterstock.com

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