A new TV series, 15,000 Kids and Counting, started on Thursday night on Channel 4. The series follows those involved in the adoption process, from social workers to the birth parents, and sparked a big response on Twitter. The programme showed the difficult decisions social work professionals must make in adoption cases, and many watching admired the professionalism and compassion shown by the social workers featured. Here are some of our favourite tweets from the night.
So much respect for social workers. You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. #15000kidsandcounting
— Georgia Smith (@Grogg1992) April 3, 2014
#15000kidsandcounting. Social workers work so hard to keep families together. That's not popular perception but it's fact.
— Alan Critchley (@AlanJCritchley) April 3, 2014
#15000kidsandcounting childrens services. The unsung heroes of britian. Children first ....always !!!!
— douglas osborne (@douglas_osborne) April 4, 2014
I'm yet to see #15000kidsandcounting but as the son of a social worker, I'm glad to see people finally appreciating how hardworking they are
— Andy Macaulay (@aNdYmC94) April 3, 2014
#15000kidsandcounting I love my job as a foster carer. Its not easy building relationships with the parents but we try.
— nikki brooks (@nikkibrooks74) April 3, 2014
People don't realise how invaluable the adoption and fostering processes can be for some kids #15000kidsandcounting
— Lottie Smith (@lottiemsx) April 3, 2014
Loving the positive support for social workers who do a massively important but difficult job. #15000kidsandcounting
— SecretSocialWorker (@secretSWlife) April 3, 2014
Children do not get removed for no reason, professionals work hard to make decisions to protect them #15000kidsandcounting
— Ruth Abram (@ruthabram) April 3, 2014
No more momentous decision in law than removing child from family - professionals and system depicted in #15000kidsandcounting reflect that.
— Conor James McKinney (@mckinneytweets) April 3, 2014
Every social worker we’ve ever worked with has been brilliant- professional, knowledgable & compassionate #15000kidsandcounting #15000kids
— Nick King (@Nickking) April 3, 2014
Child social worker is a seriously challenging job. Worth at least double what they are paid. #15000kids
— David K Smith (@professor_dave) April 3, 2014
I will never moan about stress in my #recruitment job again compared to the social workers and choices they make #15000kids
— Lysha Holmes (@LyshaHolmes) April 3, 2014
Channel 4 shining a light on the work of child protection social workers. Heartbreaking in many many ways. In awe of them all. #15000kids
— Rachael Hitchinson (@RachHitchinson) April 3, 2014
This is making me even more determined to have a career in the health and social care sector 😓😌 #15000kids #emotional
— Nataliee (@nlouise14) April 3, 2014
I was worried how social workers were going to be portrayed but well balanced and sensitive programme tonight. Well done #15000kids
— Suzy Docherty (@SuzyDocherty) April 3, 2014
Thankful to my birth mum+social worker for giving me the chance of a better life+to my Mum+Dad for making it happen #proudadoptee #15000kids
— Laura Williams (@WelshLauraLou) April 3, 2014
The reason I am training to become a social worker #15000kidsandcounting
— Nathalie Furlong (@Nathalie_1324) April 3, 2014
Final tweet for us tonight. Retweet if you think social workers are amazing! #15000kids #15000kidsandcounting
— NSPCC (@NSPCC) April 3, 2014
If you missed #15000KidsandCounting @Channel4’s series on the #adoption process you can watch it here: http://t.co/2f94ESCNVH #15000Kids
— TACT Foster & Adopt (@TACTCare) April 4, 2014
