Mr. Andrew Murphy:

Social work is a therapeutically-orientated practice, which we have probably forgotten along the way given its significant administrative and legal aspects. It straddles all of those forums but ultimately as a social worker, one works in the area of human rights and the rights of children and the work should be valued as that. There needs to be a general awareness of what the role of social workers is. It should be seen as a practice and a therapeutic endeavour social workers are trying to achieve.