A social worker is a person with high education in social work. In Georgia a person who has passed Ivane javakhishvili Tbilisi state university certificate program in social worker is considered as a social worker. Social work in several countries includes various concentrations such as Social Policy, Social Administration, Clinical Social Work, etc. Clinical social workers have to go through the licensing procedure after graduation from university to receive permission for practice.

A social works is oriented on increasing human functioning in social environment, when a psychologist is concentrated on person’s psycho-emotional adjustment.

A social worker is oriented on increasing human function in social environment. Social work is a profession. To be a social worker, a person have to go through at least one stage of three-phased high education. Social agent is not a profession, but only a position. Persons with different professions can fulfill this function. Social Agents have to evaluate social-economic condition of the families. Evaluation result defines whether a person is eligible for social allowance or not.

Social worker would support service to each and all despite age, sex, race, religion or ethnic origin, sexual orientation. In several countries, social work is differentiated according to target groups or/and social problems. For example, there can be a social worker working for children and families, people with substance misuse problems, sex workers, elderly, for personnel of law enforcement bodies and etc.

Usually, a social worker provides the following services:  Consulting  Rehabilitation  Mediating  Social advocacy She even can be a case manager, a surveyor, social practice evaluator, master of mobilizing the community and act.

Social work education is offered at Ivane javakhishvili state university and Ilia state university on bacherol, master and doctor levels.

Social workers are employed by state and private and non-government sectors, but in Georgia social workers are employed only by state and non-government sectors. State employers of social workers are Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Corrections and Probation, several municipalities.

Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs is the only state entity employeeing social workers is all rayons of the country. The social workers employed under this entity serve various targeted groups: children and their families, elderly, people with disabilities, etc. Therefore you might prefer to contact hotline of the ministry on number 15 05 or rayon level social service centers. If you need to contact a social worker working with a particular targeted group or a field and cannot accept the information by hotline of ministry, please feel comfortable to contact us on number: 2 39 00 71.

Social workers work in all social fields and entities: health protection, employment, social welfare, prisons, army, schools, kindergartens, private firms, etc. They work with people, families and communities and at policy level as well. In Georgia, there is no social worker in parliament or executive board. In other countries, social workers are actively involved in both branches.

Social workers have social work standards, but non-sanctioned, which means that meeting these standards is issue of professional dignity and not legal responsibility. In other countries social work standards are within the legal framework.

In Georgia social work practice is monitored within the employment organizational, because social work is non-regulated profession. Part of social service embracing social work service is regulated in certain fields, for example Child welfare.

Supervision in social work means social workers professional support provided by more experienced colleague via consultations, professional support, realizing chances for development and ways to solving problematic issues, sharing professional achievements. This is a crucial part of practice. A supervisor can be provided internally (by someone working in the same entity), or externally (by invited specialist). Usually, this component exists in social work service provider organizations. In Georgia, supervision is provided in some entities.

There is Professional Ethics Committee in the Georgian Association of Social Workers. You can apply to us. Or you can complain in the organization within which the social work service is provided to you.

To get a member of the association is possible via our site… Documents should be sent electronically to the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If working electronically is not convenient or inaccessible for you, please visit our office, you are more than welcome and fill the form. Documents needed for membership: 1. Filled-in Application Form 2. CV (with references, names only) Within two weeks after holding the documents, the GASW Board shall review them and inform you about the answer via e-mail. In case of approval the membership fee shall be transferred within two weeks after receiving the reply to the following account of the Georgian Association of Social Workers: Bank name: TBC Bank, Vake branch Account Number: GE76TB0600000110700440 Bank Code: TBCBGE22 Identification Code: 202242661