Do you trust social service

I have to disagree with many of the comments made here! My partner is a social worker, both she and her co-workers work very with hard long hours often some of it unpaid. When you are a caring committed person you get to a point where you wonder if it is worth going the extra mile. Looking at some of the comments made here about your social worker I am not surprised if they don’t have the enthusiasm to give that bit extra.
Not all social workers are angels, equally they are not all monsters. Ask yourself this question, “Would I want to put myself out for clients who are negative, moaners, serial complainers. Often with family who create difficulties for you the client, and your social worker. I have asked my partner “why do you carry on doing your job you get precious little thanks for what you do”. I get the answer, “I enjoy my job, I like helping people who find themselves in difficulties and I can help them”.

Think about the way you treated to hem? Did you thank them for what they were trying to do for you? Did you come out with a tirade of negativity. Take a thought on this, ‘Rubbish in Rubbish out’. We may not like the situation we are in, try to get your social worker on your side. Ask them what you could do to improve the situation you are experiencing. Social workers are bit like their clients, they cannot do the best job in isolation.

Try to get active in local community pressure groups, many of these groups are very active, ask what you could help with. Try writing letters to local Counsellors, the Mayor, your MP, all of these people will be up for reelection at some point. Do not forget the opposition parties or those looking to stand against the sitting representatives, they will often work harder for you, they want your vote.

I have found that many problems that people with disabilities have are, probably at the doors of the many politicians that fail to really understand the problems that their decisions make for us.

Many of the problems we face are created by the postcode lottery that exists in the UK. Depending on your location, this has a very real effect on the level of help you can expect. Our medical care in the main comes from the NHS. this is funded by central government. Social Care is funded by the councils, in the area where you live. Social Services comes under the control of your local councils. The way that they operate and allocate funding varies from district to district. We have a bad system of social care in the UK because we do not have any standardisation for Social Care across the country. This I believe can be firmly put at the door of Central Government. Successive Governments of all political persuasions have failed miserably to deliver on the needs of Social Care. This is where your anger should be directed, not at the local government but at central government.

Your Social Worker is not to blame for the underfunding of the department in which they work. If you want something from your social worker, you may have a friend who has something which you could use to help with your day to day living. Your Social Worker may say that they are unable to do this request because of budget constraints.

So please be nice to all of the staff that provide your social care. It is not always what they would like to see done for the client. It is what they are allowed to do or provide.

If you think that Social Care is in a mess do something about it and challenge your local politicians. An MP other elected officials will have regular meetings to discuss your issues. So get active take action do something positive. You may find yourself in the situation where you have had a positive impact on your locality, rather than getting nothing done other than loosing another person trying to do a good job under difficult circumstances.