Being a social worker has its challenges, I have been a social worker for over 5 years now but I still get emotionally involved with every case. I still find it very difficult not to get emotional when there are children involved, especially when its babies and toddlers.
As each year passes my cases are getting more and more shocking and heartbreaking. I still find it hard to believe when I see young kids with bruises and haven't been fed for only god knows how long it's been.
I am currently dealing with a case where the mother beat up her son up and then threw him down the stairs. Luckily the boy survived the fall but unfortunately his leg broke and has got few broken ribs. The mother is denying everything and I'm finding it hard to prove that she done it. I'm trying to get the people that deal with family law in Kent involved in this case as I can't handle it on my own.
I also have many other cases that are similar to that one but the abuser isn't as brutal as that boy's mother. I have never seen such horrific scene in my 5 years as a social worker. I couldn't sleep, every time I closed my eyes I see that little boy and what he went through at such a young age.
Today is the mother's court hearing and I will go there to make sure she gets what she deserves but no sentence would ever be enough to punish her for what she has done to her son.