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When is Social Worker’s Day celebrated?
Social Worker’s Day 2023 is celebrated in different countries. In Kazakhstan – on the last Sunday of October, in Armenia – on November 4, Belarus congratulates specialists of relevant services on January 5, Ukraine – on the first Sunday of November. In Our Country, the holiday falls on 8 June.
This day is considered not only by persons officially working in social institutions, but also by volunteers, nurses, employees of the Ministry of Social Protection.
history of the holiday
Social care for the needy in Our Country has a rich history. The first prerequisites go back to the XNUMXth-XNUMXth centuries, when churches and monasteries provided assistance mainly. In the XNUMXth century, by royal decree, the first almshouses for the children of the poor began to be created, where they learned the necessary knowledge and craft. In such institutions, it was possible to receive benefits, pensions and land allotments.
Of great importance for the development of the system of public protection are the decrees of Peter I on the establishment of hospitals in all provinces for those who could not work for health reasons, for the elderly and illegitimate babies. In Our Country, the Lutheran Church was actively involved in charity work.
During the reign of Catherine II, nursing homes, a midwife with a maternity ward for poor women, orphanages, and public schools were created.
In the middle of the XNUMXth century, for the first time, people began to attract people to gratuitous assistance to those in need, appealing to a sense of social duty. The cause of poverty in those years was considered, first of all, illiteracy, so social assistance was sent to educate the masses. Sunday folk schools developed, where they taught for free.
Under Alexander I, the Imperial Philanthropic Society was founded, and through the efforts of the French philanthropist and teacher Valentin Hayuy, the first institute for the blind was founded.
During the Crimean, -Turkish wars, communities of sisters of mercy appeared, and later the Red Cross Society.
The XNUMXth century saw an active growth in social services under the leadership of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. New professions began to appear – social educators and social workers. Mental health centers opened.
In 1994, the association of social workers put forward a proposal to establish on June 8, the historic day of the formation of the first almshouse, a professional holiday that would remind of the importance of social events for society and the state. But only four years later, the President of the Federation signed a corresponding decree. Thus, in 2000, a new, but such a noble holiday appeared – the Day of the Social Worker.
Holiday traditions
Social Worker’s Day 2023 in Our Country carries a social focus, the idea of humanism and helping others who are unable to cope with life’s difficulties on their own. Many need protection and support: the disabled, pensioners left without care, disadvantaged, unprotected segments of the population. Social services are helping these people.
Traditionally, public events, concerts, congratulations by the heads of organizations of their subordinates are held on this day – they are awarded diplomas, letters of thanks, memorable gifts. But the most important congratulations come from the lips of their wards, all those who were not allowed to disappear and helped to get out of difficulties.
If you have a desire to help people and make it your profession, then in Our Country there are more than 120 universities where you can learn this. State Social University, Moscow Socio-Economic Institute, Moscow Academy of Labor and Social Relations, St. Petersburg State University, Tula State Pedagogical University. L. N. Tolstoy is only a small part. Directions of training – “social work”, “work with youth”, “social protection system”, training period – 5 years.
You can master this difficult profession without waiting for the end of the 11th grade. After the 9th grade, documents are submitted to the college. For example, the Polytechnic College of Municipal Economy in St. Petersburg or the College for the Training of Social Workers in Moscow. Education here is 2 – 3 years, depending on the educational institution. Since 2016, social work has also been carried out on the basis of private organizations.
Today in Our Country there are many volunteer movements, enrolling in which you can help people who need protection, attention and care free of charge.
Mandatory personal qualities of such employees should be generosity, tolerance, self-control, stress resistance, honesty, absence of greed and disgust.
To work in social security, the following professional knowledge is required:
- basic study of psychology, social pedagogy;
- rules for the provision of social services and their types;
- rights and obligations of citizens requiring assistance;
- basics of volunteering;
- development of different age groups of children;
- foundations of ethical norms.