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I don't think you understand what a social worker does.  Social workers EXIST to help the poor and the crippled.  In medical settings, social workers are some of the first people called in when such people are admitted.  Their job is to evaluate the person and provide services to improve their psychosocial well being.  This may include short term counseling, referrals to community agencies to assist with finances, information on food banks, and assistance in adjusting to a new illness.  This is just in a hospital setting.

Outside of a hospital setting, social workers is a multifaceted profession with the purpose of helping downtrodden individuals overcome the barrier in their lives.  Whether it's poverty, drug addiction, mental illness, disability, etc., a social worker is there to make sure these individuals don't fall through the cracks and works with them to improve their standard of life.

I highly suggest you read into the history of social work.  Social work roots itself in service to the poor.  Sounds like an alms specialist to me.

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then you've never known real social workers

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