Social services help thousands of people daily from child counseling to helping a single mother who can’t afford to feed her children. They help those who are not able to help themselves due to many reasons such as mental issues, elderly people, abused children, or the disabled. They assist people in managing their daily lives, coping with issues, navigating relationships, and solving personal and family problems. There are many different kinds of social work careers. Some social workers work in hospital settings, helping patients and families understand and make difficult health care choices. Others work with families who are experiencing domestic conflicts. Others work in private practice. Other social workers conduct research, work as administrators of social service programs, or are involved in social policy advocacy.
Social service employees do a lot to help people but with so many unstable situations things can happen that can be a nightmare for a social services company. Many employees have claimed sexual harassment, unfair wages, invasion of privacy, emotional stress, and many other issues that a company could be held responsible for. U.S. Risks offers employment practices liability insurance for social workers to protect a social working company from paying out thousands of dollars in employee claims. For over 30 years US Risk has been a market leader in the professional liability arena. With in-house underwriting and claims handling services as well as broad brokerage capabilities we have your professional liability risks covered!
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