My role as a Social Worker with Juveniles.

The job of Social Worker, is somehow new in Lebanon, many of people when i talk to them about my major, don't know what is Social Work & I have to introduce them to this major, so they know about it, they know where to work, what is it about our work.

The Social Work is a very known major in the Western & European world, where the Social Worker have a very known & important role, and almost everybody wherever you are in someway or another meet her, to help beneficiaries in thinking, and in enhancing a better life. 

As for the role of the Social Worker in Lebanon, it became known, 10 years ago, as there's some faculties that are teaching this major (like Lebanese University, USJ, LAU, AUB) also the INGO's that are now working with the refugees requires the presence of the Social Worker so the work be better and to make sure the beneficiaries are having the best solution for their lives and sufferings. 

The Juveniles that I am working with, are the kids that are under 18 years old, that commit a crime. 

Here my role is very important with them, because:

-  I should be available whenever they are investigated about the crime they did, to protect them, to make sure they are not being hit by the detectives to tell about their crimes, to let them feel safe, 

- After opening the file, depending on the case and the requirements of the judge, either I should do a home visit, or make sure he works for several hours in a public place to serve the community, or focus on his studies and make sure he isn't doing anything that may harm him. 

- After a while (depending on the case), I should do an evaluation to his performance.

- Depending on his behavior and the reports that I "as a social worker that her aim is to provide the Child Protection from any harm", present them to the judge, together with the judge can decide what are the next step that is important to be done to the juvenile's life.
- Whenever the Juvenile's actions are better (by the opinion of the social worker, family, judge....)  then we do an evaluation to him and close the file whenever we finish dealing with him, and see that his behaviors are suitable for a good person and community and our goals are met.