high loads and awareness of utilities – Russia today Posting in CHAT: Russia Today we want to publish an interview with our compatriot, a man who has been working in the city’s social services for many years. Natalya, how long have you been engaged in your profession? I got a job in a social service supporting disabled and elderly people in Taganrog 15-17 years ago. Out of necessity, because I needed antiques for my retirement. I didn't see it as a full-time job, more like an interim job. A temporary option while I'm looking for something more interesting. They gave me a plot of land not far from my house and assigned 10 people to me. Everyone had to come twice a week for an hour and provide the necessary services: help with housework, cleaning and escort to the hospital. In addition, medicine delivery and grocery shopping. What initially attracted you to this field? Relatively free schedule and active lifestyle. Working as a social worker, you spend a lot of time in the city and move around a lot. Why did you stay long? Moral satisfaction from work gradually increased. You understand that people need you. There are many lonely people who find it difficult, and for some almost impossible, without social workers. In Taganrog, not everyone has the conveniences of home: therefore, help is needed to get water or take out the trash. This awareness of need, the awareness that a person is waiting for you and needs you, brings moral satisfaction. What are the features? What's the hardest thing? The work is not easy. Both physically and mentally. Older people are different. Many have chronic illnesses, many have mental health problems. And not everyone is engaged in not taking it to a social worker. And our task, in addition to physical help and support, is also psychological help. You just talk to someone, sit down and drink tea. You will support someone in difficult times. This is what started to bring me pleasure. That people need me. There are traps. Not all old people have an easy character, I have some special characters; And this mutual grinding may not always occur. The person must get closer to the person. But the flexible approach of management (if people do not match, pedagogical and social work is carried out, normal practice is the choice of a social worker) eliminates this problem. It happens that they appoint a certain grandmother with whom no one gets along: but with you it’s a miracle how everything is fine, complete mutual understanding. Are you still working as a social worker? After 7 years of working in the city’s social service, I quit and moved to the Social Security Fund of the city of Hesed Tagan-Shofar. This is an international Jewish foundation that provides assistance to Jews and victims of Nazism. In Taganrog, these are all those who survived the occupation or evacuation during the Second World War. These are difficult people simply because of their age. The youngest of them are at least 80 years old. Many are bedridden, many have age-related brain diseases. Is there any difference with city service? The same workload, the same characteristics as in the city social service, but, nevertheless, the work process is much better organized. The city social service has a huge problem - documentation. Constant reports, constant meetings - these moments make the life of a social worker very difficult. For example, a diary is kept in triplicate. We constantly have to prepare reports. There is no special accountant, and reports are compiled completely independently - after all, social workers do not have special skills in the field of maintaining economic and accounting records. Not all social workers are computer literate, but all should be proficient in digital documentation. The city social worker not only does social work, he is also a bit of an accountant and a bit of a document specialist. In this regard, local authorities have entrusted the employee with a wide range of tasks, which the bureaucratic apparatus itself must solve. What is the most difficult thing about being a social worker? Having worked for so many years, I can say that the most difficult psychological moment is the death of a person. It is very difficult when you get used to a person, establish an emotional connection and perceive them almost as your family. An inevitable dependence and emotional connection arises. It was very difficult for me. Five people who have died over the years - at one point I even thought about giving up and leaving, just because of this. Do you need social assistance? In general, social service is a great asset of our time. Because I remember that when my grandmother was very old, my mother was torn between her grandchildren and her 92-year-old mother - it was very difficult for her. I compare these moments and understand how much easier it would be if there was such a person nearby as now. And the main problem? The biggest problem is very low wages. It's a hard work. Both physically, mentally and emotionally. This is a job that leads to emotional exhaustion. No matter how hard you try, we humans take on all the pain of the people we work with. Of course, there is a full-time psychologist, he is registered with the social service - and he provides assistance. But this is not enough. There is no such thing as decent pay to take time off and recuperate. S. Klunny Previously reported: Today – congratulations to social workers of Taganrog 6922 News on Notepad-Taganrog Source link Source link
