Sustainable Practices and Long-Term Impact: Creating Change by Bridging Boundaries with Kindness in Social Work

Chilotem Nwadi Achusi

Abstract- Social work continues to be a paramount profession in every society. With the prevalence of social, health, and economic disadvantages among minority and marginalized communities worldwide, there is a need for humanitarian services that address these issues. Kindness is a virtue, an element that has crucial effects on friendship and empathy. This is paramount to delivering humanitarian services as it can transform communities and build enduring relationships, leading to a more empathetic and supportive world. This article explores the idea that kindness is an ancillary, ontologically coherent, and counter-hegemonic resistance to neoliberal influences in contemporary social work. Drawing on relational theory and strengths-based approaches, as well as empirical evidence and case studies, it argues that kindness offers a transformative pathway to promoting sustainable practices and creating lasting change in social work.