Why a counsellor with a social work background?
Social workers work with individuals and families within the context of “systems”. They view people’s problems in context of family and society. Social workers use a biopsychosocial approach by looking a the individual in a context that includes biological, psychological and social perspectives. This means that all aspects of the individual are important and contribute to his personal and social growth, and functioning.   Social workers pay attention to the environmental factors (e.g. poverty, difficulties in relationship, domestic violence, lack of appropriate support, substance misuse, etc.), which may impact an individual or family.