Mr. Andrew Holohan:

We do many classes in Trinity College with social work students and we always talk about the stigma that has surrounded social workers in the past. It would help if there was more good news in the newspapers about what good work social workers can do, instead of just bad news. Changing the name "social workers" to "support workers" would also help. In the past, there has only been bad news about social workers in newspapers and the good they do never gets highlighted. That could be an area that could change. When All Together in Dignity speaks to the students that will never be seen online or in the newspapers. We bring a real-life approach to what people who live in poverty or face discrimination are facing when they hear a social worker is coming to their house. We also took the approach of what the social worker is facing. We do not know how scared or afraid the social worker can be when going into the community. More good news and a change in the name of the profession would help.