Social Worker's Day in 2024 will be celebrated on June 8, Saturday. This is a professional holiday for employees of the social protection system. The official status was assigned on the basis of a presidential decree dated October 27, 2000. The date was not chosen by chance. In Tsarskaya in 1701, in June, the first almshouses were created - state institutions, whose employees cared for the most vulnerable disabled members of society - the disabled, the elderly, chronically ill people and patients recovering from serious illnesses.
History of the holiday
The first to think about creating social security was Emperor Peter I at the beginning of the 18th century.In June 1701, on the 8th, he issued a decree in which he laid the foundation for the creation of a social system. protection at the expense of the state. Prior to this, the sick and helpless were also cared for, but only by relatives or monks who took on this duty voluntarily. Now the man, who could not support himself on his own, was heading to the almshouse. Funds from the treasury were allocated for its maintenance.
Already by 1724, 90 state institutions were organized in Tsarskaya. institutions, and by the reign of Alexander I their number increased by 5 times, and even built 90 houses for orphans.
A new profession has appeared. People caring for those living in almshouses began to be called zemstvo commissioners. For their work, they received not donations, as monks and volunteers once did, but official salaries from the budget of the boards of trustees.
Russia has not abandoned the state social. protection after the Great October Revolution.From 1917 to 1922 approved about 100 decrees, on the basis of which new institutions were opened - only 1,500 of them were engaged in the protection of motherhood and childhood. Shelters for the homeless were organized, communes were created for the wounded or those who lost their homes. Work continued after the Great Patriotic War. Now social workers are specially trained in universities and colleges.
They do:
- Care and rehabilitation of patients after discharge from medical institutions;.
- Help the disabled at home and those under the care of the state.
- Serving single pensioners.
- Providing medical care.
- They adapt people who, due to their lifestyle or moving from other regions, cannot immediately get a job and find a place to live.
Social policy in modern times is led by Min. Labor and social security. In all regions, in turn, there are local social services. security.
The qualification of a social worker, as a profession, appeared only in 1986. In 1990, another position was approved - social worker. teacher, and in 1991 these positions were included in the state register. The idea of establishing a holiday was first thought back in 1994 during the annual conference of employees. But the initiative was supported only after 6 years.
Holiday traditions
Social worker's day begins every year with congratulations from the president. In the network of television programs, programs must be inserted that tell the hard daily work of people helping others. It is often said about this profession that those who work for money are quickly weeded out. Salaries are low, and you have to be next to someone else's grief all day long.
Celebrations and conferences dedicated to this Day are held in the regions of the country. The management celebrates distinguished employees, awards them and encourages them with bonus payments. Congratulations accept:
- social workers institutions;
- sociologists;
- caregivers;
- volunteers.
Social worker's day is not a holiday. After congratulations, the "anniversaries" return to their jobs. This is not surprising - the profession is associated with daily hard and selfless work.
World Social Work Day
Social workers can be congratulated not only in June, but also in March. In 1983, international organizations - the Federation of Social Workers and the School of Social. work took the initiative to establish a professional holiday. He was allocated the third Sunday of the first month of spring. In 2024, World Day of Social Work will be celebrated on March 17th. Russia has joined the initiative, so we can say that the country has two holidays - its own and International.
The purpose of the World Day is no different from - to remind the society of the hard work and companionship of people who have chosen such a difficult profession.In addition, international conferences are held, which mention the problems of social workers from different countries and develop solutions. But there is also a difference from a public holiday - every year they choose the most important topic that needs special attention. They also plan to organize summits, during which social workers with different professional backgrounds present their reports. In the future, they form a Declaration, and submit it to the UN political forum.
