What is Social Care? Meet some real social care workers
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Meet some people who are Social Care workers and find out more about their work and backgrounds.
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Debbie Pollard - Family Resource Worker
I love my job and the sense of doing something that's important and worthwhile. But I've also learned to be realistic. Now I know what I can do to help people, and the difference I can make." Debbie studied on a preliminary course in Social Care after her GCSEs and started her first full-time job, aged 18, working with adults with learning disabilities. As her career has unfolded, she has been on a variety of courses and is now completing NVQ Level 4 in Care. Her next step is a course to qualify as a Social Worker. Debbie has one son and a passion for Arab horses. |
"I
grew up in a mining family in Nottinghamshire. I saw the strike, the
pit closures and the damage done within close-knit communities. I
wanted to put something back. I've worked with adults and children,
in residential units and in the community. I'm currently a Family
Resource Worker, working with youngsters and parents to try and keep
families together through crises brought on by parenting difficulties,
offending, drug use, violence and deprivation. Kids have better life
chances if they manage to stay within their families while they're
growing up. I've seen it, time after time.