http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/media/spanish-speakers-needed.html NASW Communications Network - Social Workers speak out on television, movies and other media Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/media/spanish-speakers-needed.html#comment-195 Francisco Ortiz LCSW Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:46:36 +0000 http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/?p=333#comment-195 I worked 30 years in Santa Clara County as a Social Worker in Social Services and in Mental Health. I am ffuent in Spanish and I am willing to work part-time somewhere. Please e-mail me and let me know about employment. I worked 30 years in Santa Clara County as a Social Worker in Social Services and in Mental Health. I am ffuent in Spanish and I am willing to work part-time somewhere. Please e-mail me and let me know about employment.

]]> http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/media/spanish-speakers-needed.html#comment-192 Ingrid Russo Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:11:21 +0000 http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/?p=333#comment-192 I live in San Angelo, TX and I can't stress enough how important it is to have Spanish speaking staff. There is also a large Spanish speaking population here but not enough Social Worker, Counselors, psychologists, or psychiatrist who speak Spanish. In most of the agencies that I have worked at I have been the Social Worker and translator to the point that some of the staff would forget which was my role, although I don't differentiate one from the other. It is so important for a Spanish speaking family to feel that they can communicate their needs and understand what is required of them. I live in San Angelo, TX and I can’t stress enough how important it is to have Spanish speaking staff. There is also a large Spanish speaking population here but not enough Social Worker, Counselors, psychologists, or psychiatrist who speak Spanish. In most of the agencies that I have worked at I have been the Social Worker and translator to the point that some of the staff would forget which was my role, although I don’t differentiate one from the other. It is so important for a Spanish speaking family to feel that they can communicate their needs and understand what is required of them.

]]> http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/media/spanish-speakers-needed.html#comment-182 Rhue Rosa Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:13:23 +0000 http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/?p=333#comment-182 I live in Brownsville, Brooklyn and as a former family worker at a Head Start program, I noticed that there were few staff members who spoke fluent Spanish, although the community has a large Spanish-speaking population. I think it is very important for Spanish speakers to have equal access to community resources. Language presents a tremendous barrier and can make the difference between a family obtaining preventive services in a timely fashion, or languishing in poverty and despair due to an inablitiy to communicate their needs. I live in Brownsville, Brooklyn and as a former family worker at a Head Start program, I noticed that there were few staff members who spoke fluent Spanish, although the community has a large Spanish-speaking population. I think it is very important for Spanish speakers to have equal access to community resources. Language presents a tremendous barrier and can make the difference between a family obtaining preventive services in a timely fashion, or languishing in poverty and despair due to an inablitiy to communicate their needs.

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