I'm currently in library school (UW Milwaukee) and for one of my classes this week we're considering the idea of librarians (and library staff) as social workers, based in part on Lynn Westbrook's article, "I'm Not a Social Worker" (
https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.uwm.edu/10.1086/679023). One of the questions we're addressing is whether ALA's social responsibility and diversity initiatives/groups should "accommodate cases such as this" -- I think the professor means whether SRRT and other ALA groups should have policies and guidelines for social work-like situations and, if so, what those should be.
I have my own thoughts on the subject, but I am curious how you all feel on the topic (or if you know of any related thought-provoking articles or case studies).
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Andréa Fernandes
MLIS Student
She/Her/Hers
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