I have gone through 4 in five years. It was obvious that the first three just didn't have their hearts in it and I was no more than a name on paper. Mistakes and misunderstandings happened which had big impacts upon me. Lasting from these experiences I have a general mistrust and fear of the worst case happening (like forgetting to release my money).

I have a new worker no who generally seems to care. She has intervened on my behalf more than once and helped me out several times (most recently a coming move). Now this move will mean I must start over with another and the fear is already building.

As said above this is a thankless job. To make matters worse cut backs and the retention rate have necessitate the ever continuing increase to case loads and files. My friend is a social worker and lasted 3 years. She was exhausted, stressed out,, and saw so many damaged people living in lifestyles she was unable to make a difference in.