According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), “Social work is a profession for those with a strong desire to help improve people’s lives.”
I have the joy of working with driven, compassionate social workers every day at JFCS. In our agency, the social work profession is represented in every program and service. Our counseling department is staffed with licensed social workers and licensed clinical social workers providing therapy to those battling depression, anxiety, trauma and more.
We employee social workers across our senior services to provide geriatric care management, helping older adults and their families navigate the choices to remain in their home or seek assisted living. The Holocaust Survivor program is delivered by a social worker who works one on one with survivors to ensure they are receiving the care they need as they age.
Social work interns interact with seniors at our Kosher Cafes and help clients in the Yvette Sarah Clayman Kosher Food Pantry.
JFCS, at our core, is about empowering individuals make to care for themselves and others. For a social worker, that is just a day at the office.
We thank and appreciate all social workers for the service they provide to their communities.
Michelle Napell
