{"id":2951,"date":"2023-03-20T14:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T18:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2023-06-21T11:44:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:44:48","slug":"respect-us-protect-us-pay-us-social-workers-call-for-much-needed-change-to-recruit-and-retain-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-41-no-2\/respect-us-protect-us-pay-us-social-workers-call-for-much-needed-change-to-recruit-and-retain-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Respect us, protect us, pay us: Social workers call for much needed change to recruit and retain staff\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2955 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/SW-Story.jpg\" alt=\"Social Workers \" width=\"226\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/SW-Story.jpg 375w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/SW-Story-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/SW-Story-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/SW-Story-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/>March 20, 2023<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 \u201cWe are inundated with so much paperwork, it\u2019s not leaving us enough time to actually meet with our patients.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe workload has increased tremendously. A lot more paperwork and unfortunately a lot less time with the patients.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cTherapists formerly had 60 patients on a caseload and that was considered full. Today, that caseload is 80, which makes it impossible for therapists to properly care for our patients.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Does that sound repetitive? That\u2019s because it is. Those are just some of the responses PEF social workers gave in a recent survey of their profession. And now they\u2019re standing up and saying it\u2019s time for change.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their rallying cry is a simple but profound slogan used by PEF parent union, SEIU: \u201cRespect Us, Protect Us, and Pay Us.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PEF Social Workers: Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us!\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/817421766?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider vd b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">PEF members who work across the state as social workers, helping New Yorkers access critical care and services, share in this social media video why they love the work they do and what New York must do to make sure they can retain and recruit skilled social workers. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Getting to the bottom of the matter<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a social worker for the Office of Mental Health, Elaine Vasilopoulos watched as she and her coworkers sat on the sidelines while psychologists, psychiatrists, and nurses received raises to close pay gaps and recruit and retain staff.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They wondered why they had been excluded when they face the same issues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI started to do some research on social work employment and jobs and what was going on,\u201d Vasilopoulos said. \u201cI know a lot of people were leaving jobs at my facility and we started asking them why they were leaving.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe looked at LinkedIn and we saw places are paying a lot more than New York state and the benefits are similar,\u201d she said. \u201cNew York state has been under the impression they paid better and had better benefits. That\u2019s not what we found.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As they continued their research, it became apparent just how dire the situation is.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe started realizing there is going to be a much bigger problem going forward if this isn\u2019t rectified with better pay and better recognition,\u201d Vasilopoulos said. \u201cThere is a nationwide shortage of social workers and it\u2019s predicted to get worse.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social workers aren\u2019t just asking to get paid more \u2013 they are asking to be paid fairly. A psychologist 2, with a Master\u2019s in psychology and no license, can be supervised right out of school by a social worker with a clinical license. Three years later, that psychologist 2 automatically becomes a Grade 23. Their previous supervising social worker? Stuck at Grade 20.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Armed with more information, Vasilopoulos and a team of fellow social workers worked with PEF and the New York State chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) to survey members and write a 21-page analysis about the results and the crisis facing their profession.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In October 2022, PEF surveyed 935 of its Licensed Master Social Workers to assess working conditions and job satisfaction. Of that, 279 members completed the 20-question survey.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The results are telling.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More than 70% of the respondents indicated their work location had at least one vacancy; 85% admitted they have considered leaving state service; and 82% cited workload as the reason they considered leaving. Low pay, high stress, and increased workloads were the top three reasons cited by survey respondents for why they have considered leaving the profession.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We can\u2019t afford to lose them<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social workers treat the whole patient and are unique in that approach. They go beyond just providing therapy or discharge from the hospital.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe treat the patients holistically,\u201d Vasilopoulos said. \u201cWhen we discharge them, we don\u2019t just let them go, we make sure they have somewhere to go, continued services, that they have food, electric. When you lose social workers, you lose that holistic support for those patients.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At a recent lobby day in Albany organized by NASW, one man working in the prison system said he had 238 patients on his caseload. He could only see patients once every other month.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHow is he going to be able to help that population?\u201d Vasilopoulos said. \u201cTeenage suicide and depression are going up. The number of social workers is going down. How are you going to address that problem?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/respect-protect-and-pay-state-social-workers-its-time-to-restructure-our-title\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Click here if you would like to send a letter to agency management and your local legislators about these issues.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/socialworkersurvey\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Click here to access the PEF report: \u201cCrisis in Care: High stress, low pay impact New York State-employed social workers.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 20, 2023 \u2013 \u201cWe are inundated with so much paperwork, it\u2019s not leaving us enough time to actually meet with our patients.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThe workload has increased tremendously. 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