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一个非常社会化职业 　　王金梯 编译 　　 　　Looking for a job that directly impacts on the lives of society’s most vulnerable? Read on for the lowdown on the caring profession. 　　 　　你想找这样一份工作――它能直接影响社会最弱势阶层的生活吗？请阅读关于社会救助业的内情。 　　 　　“Social work is about people. It’s as simple and as complicated as that.” That is the strap-line for the government’s current social care recruitment campaign, which aims to increase the numbers of people going into the sector. If you haven’t thought about social work as a career―and many graduates haven’t―it may be time to think again. 　　[2] It’s a profession which, despite a poor image, is experiencing change, with new training and education set to put it on a par with other registered professions such as doctors, teachers and lawyers. And it’s a career in the front line that is emotionally rewarding as well as mentally challenging, say the professionals. 　　 　　The profession ???　[3] There are 1.4 million workers in the UK, comprising more than five percent of the workforce with at least 30,000 employers in the public and private sector. Social workers are a professional group within the sector: only people who are registered and have a formal professional qualification can be called social workers. “Social workers often work on quite complex cases: helping people to assess and interpret the problems they face, and supporting them in finding solutions,” says Julie Wardle, careers adviser at the Department of Health-funded Social Work and Care Careers service. “They will liaise regularly with other professionals―teachers, doctors, police, lawyers―to mobilize other services to get that person back on their feet and be independent.” 　　 [4] Social care workers, on the other hand, provide practical support, ranging from care home assistants to members of outreach teams, and don’t need formal qualifications. “The sector has a lot of careers to offer, whether it’s working in family support, or working with drug or alcohol misusers,” says Julie. 　　 [5]