My Disappointments with Some Social Workers
I brought a Friend-in-Need (from now on will be called FIN) who has been sleeping in the void deck for some time to meet with social workers from a Catholic organization in charge of a home for the elderly. It was my first time meeting with social workers and it left me with bitter taste. Dealing with a Catholic organization, I expected more love and compassion.
One of the social worker, was very negative. He kept emphasizing that my FIN can’t be admitted there as he doesn’t meet one of the conditions. Putting myself in my FIN’s shoes, hearing what the social worker said would definitely make me feel unwelcome and all my hope being taken away. At the very least the social worker could have said that he would review the case first, instead of just dismissing it like that.
During the meeting, the social worker also tried to explore what other options my FIN could take, and the first thing he said “I guess void deck is not one of them”. Worse still, the social worker asked why my FIN discharged himself from the hospital. My FIN said it was because he was feeling better and he could use more air. The social worker’s respond to that was something like “There is a lot of air in the void deck”. Maybe he was joking, but I find it totally inappropriate.
I guess what we can learn from this is not to become like them in dealing with our FINs, and that we should be more loving and compassionate.
