Hurts To Put Shoulder Above My Head

Solidarity to 'social worker assaulted

albengacorsara.it-Letter Veronica Meinero fellow social worker, injured in Cairo

Facing the most serious incident involving the social worker Veronica Meinero, our colleagues at the Finale and Albenganese territory, in shake with affection for you and your loved ones, we believe the emergence of a critical reflection on working conditions in which too often now we are operating. If you already
our profession involves some risk because of contact with users often aggressive, if already our profession, even today 60 years after its appearance in Italy, is simplistically labeled as "those who are good "or in the worst cases" those who take the children away, "if our profession has already had to fight 50 years to achieve a degree of dignity to which demonstrated that social workers do not just be" good people ", not We can not show how the heavy disinvestment policy on welfare not only sees us as always in the forefront, but often used as a lightning rod for extreme choices doomed to marginalization and neglect of the matter of "welfare state".
We have always loved and tried to honor our role as a bridge between the policy and citizenship, but the current international crisis and the heavy impact on social services we sometimes make too many easy targets of accusations and barbs, if not far worse acts.
Sure, you say, the attacker Veronica has lost her head for a contribution not denied, but have lost the parental authority, but how many people are aggressive, potentially dangerous, even in a rudimentary way the armed might one day react the same way nth face the inevitable rejection, the nth statement that the funds are not sufficient or are just sold out? We do not want to give in to this blackmail, but we ask to be protected position in our border, our role is increasingly inappropriately charged with responsibility not ours regarding the use and the presence of resources for our services.
strongly express the urgent need for identification by our political contacts, not only locally, it is clear that social workers are not that cut contributions and perhaps not take away anyone with parental control, as has been misspelled reference to the tragic events of Cairo.
strongly express the need for legal protection and physical, especially in services most at risk, especially in relapse situations, as is unfortunately the Val Bormida.
We ask citizens to investigate who he is and what really makes a social worker, to go beyond the prejudices and stereotypes in order to understand that our profession works for the whole of society, working for the welfare and peace of all.
wish my colleague Veronica the most speedy recovery, hoping that it will soon return to do his work and hope that events like those that have been victim from ever happening again.

The Social Workers of District Health and Social Albenganese and Finale.