Social Workers Face Burnout & Ethical Dilemmas
10 posts since Jun 2026, all from r/socialwork.
“How does your employer ensure your safety or compensate for risks you encounter when entering someone's home. I work as a mobile crisis counselor and often go into homes with infestations or when a patient is verbally or physically agressive. I have also had coworkers assaulted…”
“I’ll need to work in CPS/child welfare for about a year after graduating, and one thing I’m honestly nervous about is home visits. The idea of going into someone’s home alone, especially when there could be a history of violence makes me nervous. I know dealing with upset or…”
“Hello everyone! I would like to get your perspective on how to structure a meeting with a patient in primary care. The reason I asked this is because it is a brand new pilot projecr with a partner organization that i work for and then we are embedded in to a primary care…”
A significant number of posts from the r/socialwork subreddit express concerns about workload, ethical breaches (confidentiality), professional development, and job market anxieties. Many are seeking advice or sharing experiences related to challenging situations in their roles.
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“How does your employer ensure your safety or compensate for risks you encounter when entering someone's home. I work as a mobile crisis counselor and often go into homes with infestations or when a patient is verbally or physically agressive. I have also had coworkers…”
“I’ll need to work in CPS/child welfare for about a year after graduating, and one thing I’m honestly nervous about is home visits. The idea of going into someone’s home alone, especially when there could be a history of violence makes me nervous. I know dealing with upset or angry families is part of CPS work, and I’m completely okay with learning de-escalation and how to handle difficult conversations. It’s more the physical safety aspect of being alone in someone’s home that worries me. For th”
“Hello everyone! I would like to get your perspective on how to structure a meeting with a patient in primary care. The reason I asked this is because it is a brand new pilot projecr with a partner organization that i work for and then we are embedded in to a primary care practice. For background, I am a social worker in Canada. And have over 15 years experience. The model just confuses me and I dont see other examples of this in Canadian medicine in my Google searches. I dont know if im on the r”
“Hi everyone. Within the next year my company will embark on providing home visitation services for families with infants and toddlers, focused around curriculum for building attachment and educating on child development. This is new for all of us, but we have visited homes briefly to provide items but not for providing a curriculum. I want to know what information you and your company share to families who are interested around safety and enviorment concerns. What do you say/provide to them in w”
“Estou iniciando o curso de Serviço social e queria saber qual foi a situação mais difícil ou delicada que você já passou sendo assistente social e como lidou com isso submitted by /u/Itchy-Might8 [link] [comments]”
“I was called to a 10 minutes meeting randomly due to non compliance. Most specifically, billing for sessions that did not happen in March and billed for a 13 minute session, when a billable session is 16 minutes. I was actually a little confused about the first one because I remember I stayed late that day to do the session, and I’m surprised for them not to find any phone record. Another thing is that I am unsure if I have billed any more sessions like that. There are 2 platforms, one is net sm”
“Not the right tag but I didnt know what to put. Do y'all have any songs that you feel encapsulate your feelings on social work? Im making a Playlist. So far I have monopoly man and gutters by melanie martinez, and the hand by Annabelle Dinda (mostly for a specific line tbh). Any suggestions? submitted by /u/bloodintheocean [link] [comments]”
“Without giving too much away, how screwed am I if I shared confidential information to another treatment provider and the client revoked the ROI several weeks ago without saying anything? I know I should have looked first and that is my mistake. I feel horrible and now fear my license is at stake. submitted by /u/Consistent-Duty-6195 [link] [comments]”
“NASW is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to the Code of Ethics. https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Delegate-Assembly/Current-and-Future-Actions/-Code-of-Ethics ETA: *You do have to login to access. This does NOT require you to be a member (I am no longer a member), just having a login for the site. submitted by /u/shannonkish [link] [comments]”
“With the passage of new enacted policies from the very top affecting cities and counties, do you think there will be as many jobs in the future? And im starting to see a lot of these Healthcare LLCS pop up on indeed and LinkedIn like McDonald's. I dont see a lot of positive reviews for them either and that goes for other companies as well that have been in operation for more than 5 years. A lot of negativity written about caseload and management. Im in the Boston and NJ area. submitted”