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We’re coming to the end of Social Work Week, with its theme: ‘Social Work and Me’.
Rachael Wardell is executive director of children and families at Surrey County Council. Picture: Surrey County Council
Rachael Wardell is executive director of children and families at Surrey County Council. Picture: Surrey County Council

It’s been great to see social media come alive with well-deserved thanks and praise for social workers and the impact of their work, and to hear from social workers themselves about what drives and motivates them.

Social workers shared their pleasure in “hearing change in children, despite the challenges” and about how “fulfilling and rewarding” it is to be working with families “going through some of the most difficult experiences of their life”. Each week as I send an email update to colleagues in Surrey’s Children, Families and Lifelong Learning directorate, I look for a good news story to include. I never have to look very far. I draw on stories from every professional discipline, and that includes regular examples of great social work practice, supporting families to change for the better. 

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