I truly believe social workers are professionals who should feel able to challenge decision-making on a professional basis without instinctively being made the subject of blame or forced to leave because they express a view. This step begins in the workplace.

The organization should demonstrate to the public and its workforce that all social workers regardless carry out an important role in safeguarding children. The same level of support, investment, acknowledgment, and respect should be demonstrated across the board, we all have something to contribute to the well-being of vulnerable children and families!! This begins in the workplace.

When recruiting new social workers should this not reflect the diversity of the workforce and those families and children we all work so hard to protect and safeguard? Sociality is made up of many cultures.

If I were a young student or a young person in high school considering investing my time in training to become a social worker, I would want to see someone who reflects me as a young child or vulnerable teenager, who may have the same skin complexion, who can relate to my experiences, and therefore be a voice for me. When recruiting perhaps a group of potential social workers from different walks of life and cultures together would inspire others to invest in social work if they believed they too mattered and are taken seriously in the recruitment process.

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