The challenges faced by all child protection caseworkers are obvious (1) is often not so obvious are the many rewards a caseworker career (2) People often ask (3) anybody in their right mind would want to be a child protection caseworker, habitually dealing (4) the most disadvantaged and troubled families in their community. Caseworkers routinely (5) disturbing cases of child abuse and neglect, and clients who are not cooperative. Being a caseworker means being an agent of positive change, (6) when the welfare sector is not just a job to you, (7) a professional vocation. Child protection is a difficult and (8) career path to follow, but the rewards do exist. Many of our caseworkers choose this career path out of a desire to (9) to the community. To be part of a process can (10) change a family's life, and caseworkers may (11) their intervention equip a young person so that his or her future (12) are improved. Of course, this does not (13) with every intervention. But when it happens, it is a(n) (14) experience. And if you are wondering whether this experience makes the job worthwhile, the answer is YES! A good indicator of how outside people (15) the caseworker career has been the feedback from university students. In 2006 there were 118 students on placements (实习) of caseworker career. Those students who completed their placements in child protection told us about the great (16) they have had to (17) theory to practice; the many chances of learning new skills and trying new tasks; the sound knowledge (18) through training; and how (19) becoming familiar with different welfare services was (20) their future career.