tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700844588832100937.post2402769840829884101..comments2024-02-18T11:38:13.709+10:30Comments on Social Work Challenges: Workplace BullyingTony Tonkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16326771390487094463noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700844588832100937.post-78730152248296257452012-08-22T05:37:28.918+09:302012-08-22T05:37:28.918+09:30Social workers experience bullying in the workplac...Social workers experience bullying in the workplace, not only by our clients and some of community members we work with, but from other professionals too. And by each other! I believe that it is imperative that we stop the secrecy and talk about the fact that bullying occurs within our own profession. It would be a powerful message shared with the world if we could admit that we can in fact relate to our clients who suffer from this abuse. We wear many hats in our profession however we tend to keep the "human being" hat in the closet. I am taking steps to come out of closet and announce that I have suffered from bullying in the workplace. Bullying by my peers (mobbing), and by my supervisors and managers. I am a confident in my success and I believe that respect and recognition for our professional will be gained from sharing our own struggles, journey, and recovery. We need to show that we do *walk the<br />talks we give*. If we use our personal and professional experiences combined with our training, we will be the most powerful profession ready and capable of developing anti-bullying policies, procedures, guidelines and<br />most importantly changes in our legislation! This is a great opportunity for social workers o get on the map! Fact is, just like the communities we serve, all professionals need<br />protection from bullying. I have developed a workshop specific to social workers bullied in the workplace and it launches this week. I cannot wait to circulate this workshop and see the changes that will take place. I hope to travel and teach world wide so that the changes can begin immediately! We have an expertise, lets use it on ourselves! Linda Rae Crockett MSWStudentcrockett@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838928900734596478noreply@blogger.com