March
is National Professional Social Work Month. Please enjoy this blog posting from Kandi Marlow, MSW, a Program Manager
at Laraway Youth & Family Services.
“The
good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain
Until
it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.”
~Jane
Addams
I chose this quote because Social Work is the most flexible practice you
can choose if you wish to inspire and make change within the world. Jane Addams
was an original Pioneer for Social Work.
She remains one of the most famous and decorated female Social Workers.
Jane Addams inspired and created the practice in which I get to work. When
asked what I value and enjoy about this work, I would reply with the gratitude
I feel for all the great work done by strong women before me. They created
the path on which I am privileged to walk in this field of Social Work.
Social Work month is not only about recognizing individual Social Workers
but, also, about recognizing the field of practice and the invaluable
contributions of the profession. Every day, over 680,000 social workers across
the United States, serve some of the most vulnerable in our society by
empowering and elevating them. I believe Social Workers are superheroes who use
their superpowers to create not only change but, also, to give voice to the
voiceless.
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