site.btaSocial Work Often Goes Unnoticed, but Without It Society Would Fall Apart - Parliamentary Social Policy Committee Chair

Social work often goes unnoticed, but without it society would fall apart, Denitsa Sacheva, Chair of the parliamentary Committee on Labour and Social Policy, said in a Facebook post marking World Social Work Day.

“Today is a day for those who stay when everyone else leaves. For those who do not ask, ‘Is it worth it?’ but ‘How can I help?’ For those who step into the most difficult human stories—and remain there as long as there is hope,” she added.

Sacheva said: “We expect social workers to solve society’s toughest problems… with the fewest resources. If we want a stable society, we must stop applauding them just once a year and start supporting them every day.“

“Happy Social Worker Day! Thank you,” she wrote.

Caretaker Labour and Social Policy Minister Hasan Ademov also congratulated social workers on their professional holiday. 

A total of 3,019 social workers are employed in the Social Assistance Agency. Of them, 436 hold the position of chief social worker, 16 are senior social workers, and 2,568 are social workers, the Agency told the Bulgarian News Agency on the occasion of World Social Work Day.