How many social workers does it take to change a light bulb ?

One, but only if the light bulb is willing to change!!

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It depends.

Maybe the light bulb doesn't need changing and the system does.

Maybe non because social workers never change anything.

Maybe none because they empower it to change itself!

Maybe none because the light bulb is not burnt out, it's just differently lit.

Maybe none. They set up a team to write a paper on coping with darkness.

Maybe two.One to change the bulb and another to put your kids into care.

Maybe five! One to screw it in, three to form the support group, and one to help with placement!

"The light bulb doesn't need changing, it's the system that needs to change."

None. Social workers never change anything.

None. They empower it to change itself!

None. The light bulb is not burnt out, it's just differently lit.

None. They set up a team to write a paper on coping with darkness.

Two. One to change the bulb and another to put your kids into care.

Five. One to screw it in, three to form the support group, and one to help with placement.

Only one...but it depends on whether or not the lightbulb wants to be changed.

...Five. One to screw it in, three to form the support group, and one to help with placement.

None. Social workers don't have time to change lightbulbs.

None, it's not in our budget.

The light bulb doesn't need changing, it's the system that needs to change.

As many as my budget will allow.

None, it is no longer a home care activity.

You must first define the measurable outcome you are trying to achieve and get approval from the Panel.

The lightbulb must first fill out all the appropriate forms to determine eligibility for service.

You can't change the light bulb until we have written authority to hire light bulb change specialists.

In my care plan all lightbulbs are changed within 24 hours whether they want to change or not.

Actually in my care plan I think nurses rather than social workers are changing the light bulbs, and the idea is to change more of them faster to get them out of the hospital, except that when the nurses do it, they call it facilitating.

It doesn't matter anyway, they'll burn out.

It only takes one. But he/she has to go for supervision to an electrical engineer (multidisciplinary approach) in order to learn the theory of electricity.

We don't change light bulbs - we empower them to change themselves.

I have a question of clarification: Is this a generalist lightbulb or a specialist lightbulb? After all, we must fit the lightbulb to the most qualified changer..........

...All of them. One to hold the bulb in place, the rest to incite revolution.

...I'll do it, but I have 172 other lightbulbs to change first.

...Whatever happened to self-determination?

I wonder if social workers could agree theoretically on if the lightbulb should be changed at all. Councillors might suggest the lightbulb burned itself out and therefore doesn't deserve any help.

OR ..... they said the other lightbulbs will change it.

Only one; but they have to start where the lightbulb is at.

Only one, but an agency can do it cheaper.

Three - One to do the work, one to share the experience, and one to supervise and make sure that professional work is done.

No, not until after I consult my staff and the Panel.

The answer is zero. Case Managers no longer feel that they should change lightbulbs.

It takes about four Social Workers Don't want to get specific or detailed, someone may want me to present factual analysis as to the research [valid and reliable research] that was successfully performed to come up with a specific number

The burned out bulb in the client's home must be filling some need for that client, or the client would have replaced it.

The burned out light bulb at home is a test to see how long it takes the spouse to replace it.

I don't know. I'm still studying, but I'll research it and write an analysis, a minimum of 15 pages, 10 references, professional journals only, A4 format, and have it to you before Friday!

None. If it is the light at the end of the tunnel, it actually isn't the bulb that's burnt out, management simply turned it off without telling us.

One hundred. One to change the light bulb and ninety-nine to handle the paperwork.

None; after all, it must begin to work within 2 years and only can be on for five years.

Only one can do it...social workers don't have time to find dates.

None. The light bulb is not burnt out; it's just differently lit.

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15, one to change the bulb , and 4 to argue if it needed changing in the first place , and 10 to write up the report on the case ?

One to set the appointment book, another to review the situation, another to decide what is an appropriate course of action, yet another to consult with the homeowner about that course of action, still one more to...oh bother. Maybe about 6 to 10, however many the insurance company will pay.

It's too stressful for them, surely?

Besides, it's much better for the defunct light bulb to stay with it's family.

What's the difference between a social worker and Rottweiler?

You have half a chance of getting your kid back from the Rottweiler!