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This 5 page paper considers the question "Is social work best viewed as a profession?" Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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in difficult situations. This paper considers the question "Is social work best viewed as a profession?" Discussion The question above begs another immediately: If social work is
not a profession, what is it? Its not a hobby, or a volunteer activity; nor is it something that can be done effectively by well-meaning amateurs. It also
has standards and a code of ethics that its workers must follow; finally, these workers get paid for their efforts. The only activity that we can reasonably assert meets
all these qualifications is a profession, and thus well argue that this is in fact the best way to look at social work. What we might explore is why
its important that social work be viewed as a profession, and what the standards are that social workers meet. One source writes that its important for social workers to know
how the public perceives the profession, because social work traditionally "has exemplified the value of caring for those less fortunate. Thus, if the general public is confused, uninformed, or
even hostile toward social work, the profession is less able to fulfill its mission of helping those in need" (LeCroy and Stinson, 2004, p. 164). The problem here is
that if a society views social workers and their clients as somehow less desirable members of that society, and if they dont like or approve of them, they will not
be motivated to "change discriminatory practices or oppressive policies that are detrimental to these groups" (LeCroy and Stinson, 2004, p. 164). In addition, if the public disapproves of
social workers and the entire profession, fewer qualified people will seek to enter it, and the credibility of the profession will suffer (LeCroy and Stinson, 2004, p. 164). "Finally,
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