Moral Dilemma of a social worker.

I was in foster care and have been throughthe system and am still involved in it through other ways. And I once asked a friend of mine how she can sleep at night (shes a social worker), and she said by notgetting emotionally involved. I think you almost need to have two heads....your head, then your social worker head. And what one says isn't necessarily be the same as the other. I think in situations like abortian etc, you need to stand back from your own beliefs and think proffesionally. It might not be what you really want to say. Think about all those children that are returned every day to there families, but although the social worker knows it shouldn't happen has got no evidence to base that decision on. Its a very hard position to stand. And the only way it will become clear is through experience in the field. Good luck!

I don't think books can tell you an answer that will fit every situation. You have to find out all the facts of the situation and then make the decision based on these. You need to use the books to teach you what the right judgements should usually be, but you need to make sure it is right for the situation you ar in.