Understanding the Social Workers Viewpoint

 

At times certain people tend to abuse welfare systems offered by organisations in Singapore. In the course of my experience, I did come across several cheeky individuals who utilise financial help for other leisurely sometimes un recommended habits. The question is, can the social worker detect and qualify the individual? Can one discern between a genuine and a false individual accurately?

Below are some instances to boot;

 A) Alcoholics

 B) Freeloaders

 C) Drug Addicts

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Friend to Fate Leveraging - Ending the vicious cycle

I met a guy who was down and out for 6 months or so. Fortunately, I bumped into him on an occasional basis and sometimes would share stories and insights into things. The last time I saw him he seemed no more destitute and morose than the average man. I asked him about himself and he verified my opinion. I asked how did he make it out? He mentioned that he was from a white collar background and while he was broke he could not get a job, much more one on a daily pay basis. He however had a friend who was in a simmilar position then, except that he fomerly was a painter prior to his fall.

1. What the guy did was to actually ask for a job on behalf of his friend concurrently when he called in for other daily paying jobs. Eventually, he did not get his but his friend got a break as a painter on a daily paid basis.

2. He made an arrangement with his friend that if he refered this job to him his friend had to support him while he searched and worked for a monthly paying one. This was for two months.

3. His friend agreed and after 2 weeks of going for interviews the guy I knew got a job as a customer service officer in a recognised MNC. He carried on working while his friend took care of all expenses like food, transport, etc...

4. At the end of the 2nd month of work, he paid his dues to his friend and was finally independent.

In sumarry, I do think this is quite a smart approach however the results are quite subjective but then again what is not ? Maybe the complexity could be more. But what are the chances of a friend agreeing to do something like that? 1 in 20, I think.

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Important survival tips ground zero up part 3

If you or anyonelse had received any financial aid from the 3 options i had given you the idea is to follow through and generate a consisitent income by working. If you/anyone else had not recieve any help you still have to generate income. I have listed a couple of Daily Paying Options or Jobs to keep you afloat. These may be less glamorous that whatever you did before but ever heard the phrase "Fortune Favours the Bold"? There are three very important things that a person who is destitute has to do once he/she has had managed to obtain some money. These things should be done in a close knitted manner, they are in order of logic;

1) With the money he/she should not waste anymore time and get a daily paying job or whatever that   suits him. Go to http://theromanticdragon.blogspot.com/p/social.html  for a peek.

2) Get himself/herself affirmed lodgings. Go to http://theromanticdragon.blogspot.com/p/very-cheap-accomodation-budget-lodging.html for a list of options.

3) Get himself/herself qualified for someform of medical welfare assistance if he/she is sickly. For an introduction to that, tune into http://theromanticdragon.blogspot.com/p/medical-welfare-in-singapore.html

The tricky part is to do all of them in a day or two, preferably. It goes something like this; Receive financial help in the morning, start calling daily paying jobs immediately and go for interview later that day.

Depending on whether he/she secures a job and starts work would he/she then be able to spend a little on accomodations. This is even trickier but I'll share a method with you that has worked for some and helps in narrowing down a job;

When you have already spoken to the "interviewer" ( Ask for that person!) over the phone ask the questions below;

A) Tell them that "you" are free this afternoon and ask whether they can interview you? If they say yes, proceed to B) if not, ask them when can they see you and proceed to B)

B) Whether that person can make up his or her mind straight after the face to face interview? If they say "yes" to B) ask them "is the vacancy urgent ?" If "no", why? Tell them you had rather not see them if that's the case because it is a waste of the little money you have. See what they say, if they agree with you drop this employer and go to the next potential vacancy.

If they say "just come down" ask them again if they can make up their mind about hiring on the spot. Also in the same note verify if they "pay daily", if not then he/she has the option not to take up the job at all. Take a decision If still no luck with a job the person has to make up his or her mind if he/she wants to check into a hostel /dormitory ( While looking for a job) or remain put. But if you do get a job, immediately check into one and start working. Concurrent to work the individual should find out more about medical welfare assistance if needed.

 
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