Social work in rural areas: a personal and professional challenge

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Australians live in diverse areas, city and country, coast and hinterland, desert and rainforest, urban and remote areas. While much social work practice is located in large population centres, the problem of providing a social work service in rural and remote areas is a challenging one. This article examines some of the issues for rural social workers practicing where networks are small and multilayered, anonymity, privacy and safety for the social worker cannot be guaranteed, and a broad range of knowledge and skills are demanded. As a profession, it is important to acknowledge the complexity of delivering an ethical, responsive and appropriate service in rural areas. For rural social workers, this challenge impacts in both their professional and personal roles.

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2000Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 1998Social Work in Rural Communities 1998Welfare Bushed: Social Care in Rural Australia 1994A survey of threats and violence directed against child protection workers in a rural state.2000Close to Home: Human Services and the Small Community 1992Rural Social Work and Social Welfare in the Australian Context

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