One of the special talents of social workers is that we learn and know resources in communities of various descriptions that we are able to use, tap into, refer to, etc.
This was especially demonstrated to me recently: I am chairing a committee for a local agency, and have called upon folks I know personally and know by reputation to help. Just about everyone one the committee knew more than one other person on the committee by contact or reputation.
A coworker is leaving for a different community, and has a employment interview at an agency where someone I know from the local agency used to work. That person has agreed to speak to my coworker about the agency.
Recently, I heard that the local agency did not have a referral source for bi-lingual (Hispanic) counseling. I ran into a colleague in a grocery store, and she told me about her job, and that includes bi-lingual counseling! So, I was able to forward the information to the folks who needed it...
Networking is so important.
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