Empowering the Marginalized: Social Work and the Working Poor Experience

Name Institutional Affiliations Date Social work and marginalized poor experiences Marginalization is a form of inequality that exposes some people to social exclusion attributed to historical bias and lack of funding (Ehrenreich, 2018). Paying close attention to the nature of social work that remains grounded on social change and development, social cohesion and empowerment, and liberation of people, one can conclude that experiencing marginalization of the poor can best help enhance individual and collective well-being. According to Lee (2020), a social worker must address the discrimination and oppression embedded within cultural norms and social structure that results in the marginalization of the poor (Lee, 2020). A social worker holds professional qualifications directed to meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, communities, groups, and society as a whole thus incorporating these academic qualifications with experiences at hand, such a person becomes well-equipped with effective strategies to address the social problems noted for the betterment of the marginalized. While experience is the best teacher, it is open that having a firsthand experience of the marginaliz