Questions directed at independent social workers. My personal yardstick for "Is that really..."

IndependentI will write about a certain question (sometimes a criticism) directed at social workers working in this style.

Exploring the possibilities of social workers, wishing for social workers themselves to be well, hoping that people's hearts in the world will feel lighter, and thinking about increasing my own income for 23 years, I am freelance social worker (established in 2001) Akiko Yanagida.

Interested in independence, I am sending this out to you who want to make choices you won't regret as a social worker.

Now then.

I am an independent social worker. I work as a freelance social worker (sole proprietor).

Social workers working in an independent style often talk about this, and there is a certain question that we all receive in common.

That is,

"Is that really the job of a social worker?"

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I will think about this question.

As you know, social worker is a national qualification based on social work, but it is not a monopoly on practice, but rather a monopoly on the title.

It is not that the practice is monopolized, nor is it designated.

If you take that positively, although it might be misleading, it is so to speak

you can do anything (as long as it does not infringe on other professional fields)

which leads to an expansion of the scope of activities.

Making the most of that merit is what I think corresponds to the following classification:

Ⓐ [Individual/Creating] Freelance Proposal Type
Ⓒ [Corporate/Creating] Corporate Startup Entrepreneur Type

I think it is.

IndependentThe practice of social workers working in this style is truly diverse, whether it is Ⓐ or Ⓒ.

Among those varied practices, there are some that are easy to understand as 'That is wonderful social work! (It is clearly a social worker's job no matter how you look at it!)', and others that are hard to understand.

Hard to understand things are, for example...

One of the duties of a certain independent social worker (hereinafter referred to as Mr. D) was 'weeding the garden'.

Rather than 'weeding' as a housekeeping service,
Mr. D had a clear purpose and positioned
'weeding' as
social work.

I will omit the detailed explanation, but
Mr. D tried to get involved in the client's life through the
'weeding'.

... 'Weeding' is just one example.

Regarding such things as, for example, 'weeding',

'That is not social work'

opinions such as that, or

'Is that really a social worker's job?'

such questions (sometimes criticisms) are raised.

Regarding this question,
I currently have two yardsticks.

One is the 'Cucumber Theory'.

This is a yardstick I have had since 2012, and

as I looked back on in the article above,
I believe that the 'cucumber broken in half' and the 'spirit of cooking'
social worker also apply to the work of a.

When thinking about whether it was 'just broken in half' or if there is a 'spirit of cooking' in it,
in other words,
whether it is 'just weeding' or if there is a 'social work spirit' in it,
if it is the latter, I think I can confidently say 'That is a social worker's job'.

The second yardstick is,

is the question.

When I read this book, I thought, "This is it!"

If it aligns with my own answer when I insert "social worker", then it is indeed "the work of a social worker".

Right now, I am taking on a challenge, and I will soon reach a milestone.

I really thought about that challenge in many ways.
I kept asking myself, "Is this the work of a social worker?"

And I reached the conclusion that I can confidently say, "This is


the work of a social worker."

Because, for me, "the true purpose when viewing
a social worker as a means" is,

as I always write at the beginning of my articles,

for "the social worker themselves to be well" and for "people's hearts in the world to be lightened",

and my challenge (and its product) aligns with that purpose (or so I believe).

※The ultimate goal of my being a social worker is (through "the social worker themselves being well" and "people's hearts in the world being lightened") for everyone to be able to weave days where they don't wet their pillows with tears when they wake up in the morning or go to sleep at night, can wake up and sleep in a good mood, can eat delicious meals, and where pleasant things are scattered throughout (←what I consider to be [a normal life]).

Today, I wrote about the question directed at independent social workers, "Is that really the work of a social worker?".

I will report back on my challenge again soon♪

That is all for today.

＊＊I will be holding a Zoom talk session on Friday, 11/29＊＊
I have already received applications from three people!
Although it is a late time on a Friday night,
I look forward to everyone's participation.

↓There is an application form in the article below↓

Have a pleasant day today as well!

Akiko Yanagida Social Worker Office
~Listening, Conveying, Thinking Together~
(Established in 2001)
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