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Social Service Workers are important members of the depression treatment team. Social Service workers do a variety of “talk therapies” which will include individual counseling, crisis intervention services, family therapy, as well as we promote the various service's that are available besides our selves. As Social Service Workers we will be working with all kinds of people, with various problems, it is our duties to listen to them and be there when they need us. I believe that in the future we will be faced with more and more clients with depression as it is a growing disease within the human population, also we will be introduced to people with various drug addictions which can be caused by various things and it is up to us to be willing to help them get the help they need.  Social Service Workers also perform case study functions of monitoring medication dependence and assistance with maintaining medical appointments, especially important for people for whom depression and drug abuse is a relapsing illness. - Miranda Stephenson

We, as Social Service Workers, will undoubtedly be faced with many clients who present symptoms of depression, from minor to severe and suicidal. Learning how depression works, and the contributing factors to it are crucial skills that we will need to utilize in order to help our clients overcome their issues. For example, knowing that financial stress can lead to depression can help us to ask questions to our client regarding how they feel about their financial security, and allow us to help guide them in a direction that will right their problems. Knowing the correct treatment options will enable us to recommend good courses of action and refer our clients to the appropriate agencies and help centres that they may need for treatment opportunities. This research we have done is sure to be a key part of our potential success as SSW students and future careers in the SSW field. - Kevin Levick

Depression and drug abuse are problems we will be faced with constantly as Social Service Workers. Though we may be dealing with the same two problems, the underlying issues will make every case unique. Every case will have different internal,external and limiting factors, and will need to be treated with the same personal attention and care as the last. There are a few different courses of treatment that can be followed for these issues with no single one being the most correct. Showing patience, compassion and an overall nurturing spirit will help remind our clients that they are not alone. - Tiffany Pyttlick