‘I wouldn’t be here without them’: the power of workplace friendships in social work

by Anna Bedford
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.I was sat at my desk, feeling like a failure.
I was about six months into being qualified and a child I thought I had been keeping safe had just run away.
I was tired, emotional and overwhelmed – and the one thing that got me through was friendship.
That day, it was the friends I had made at work who let me cry and helped me with practical tasks.
These friendships have