Social workers are frontliners too, provide for them in Budget 2022

Despite an increasing need for social workers, in Malaysia, social worker is not legally recognised as a profession. — 123rf.com

WITHIN a week, all in Malaysia will know what’s in store for our next fiscal year. National Budget 2022 will be released and debated, and it promises to cater to everyone in our “Keluarga Malaysia”. While it may cover allocations to improve the experiences of some frontliners, it is important that social workers are also on the agenda.

As a former social worker with Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) and having worked with survivors of gender-based violence, budget allocations that respect and sustain the delivery of social work to vulnerable communities, as well as in preserving the wellbeing of social workers, is a matter close to my heart.