An excellent blog on the need for assertiveness by social workers (and in particular by Approved Mental Health Professionals has just appeared on Community Care’s web site. Clare Bareham asks why social workers dont ask “why” as much as they should, or perhaps used to.
It’s a thoughtful piece that is well worth reading at:
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-front-line-focus/2010/02/were-a-challenge-of-social-worker-and-we-demand-respect.html
