“It Takes a Special Type of Person to Consider a Career in Social Work”

JANAY MORGANSOCIAL WORKER

MRS. JONES ENGLISH IV-2A

WHY I CHOOSE TO PURSUE THIS CAREER ?

The feeling of helping people is enjoyable

I want to make a positive influence in people lives

I want to be that one person who change the statement “Everyone cannot be helped”

It’s a way to give back and get involved in the community

There is always someone who needs help with their problems

SOCIAL WORKER JOB DESCRIPTION

Work with various of people with problems in their life.

Provide support to help people get through their personal crisis

Act as a personal guide to clients while still maintaining a professional relationship

Work with community leaders to improve the community

Help patients get adjusted to their new situation

Come up with a plan to improve their clients bad habits

SOCIAL WORKER JOB DESCRIPTION

Social workers work with different types of people such as:

young offenders

people with mental health conditions

Students who don’t attend school

drug and alcohol abusers

people with learning and physical disabilities

the homeless

the elderly

SOCIAL WORK SKILLS NEED

Skills Needed Compassion

Listening skills

Organizational skills

People skills

Problem-solving skills

Time-management skills

SOCIAL WORKER HIGH SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS

Three years of English

Two years of mathematics (including Algebra I)

Three years of social science (including U.S. history and geography; world history, culture, and

geography; one semester of American government; and one semester of economics)

Two years of science (including biology and physical science)

Two years of physical education

One year of foreign language or visual and performing arts

SOCIAL WORKERDEGREES

It is essential for a social work to receive their masters to get a job. The possible degrees you can receive are:

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Doctorate Degree

Your Bachelor’s degree will take about four years of college. Master’s degree can take an extra two years. While your PhD, doctorate degree, will take an minimum of two more extra years after your master’s degree.

SOCIAL WORKERTOP STATE AND NATIONAL

COLLEGES

Top States Colleges 1. Grambling State

University

2. Louisiana State University and

Agricultural &Mechanical

College

3. Louisiana State University –Shreveport

National State

Colleges 1. University of Michigan

2. University of Washington in

St.Louis

3. University of Chicago

SOCIAL WORKER JOB MARKET

Social worker job market is expected to grow 25% from 2010 to 2020. If a social worker work full

time they are expected to work 40 hours per week.

They can worker anywhere they choose

such as hospitals, schools, clinics and etc.

SOCIAL WORKER INCOME POTENTIAL

The average social worker pay is about 48,549 which is based on how many hours worked and what field of

social work the person is involved in.

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"Top Five Skills in a Social Worker's Professional Toolkit." Masters In Social Work Online Program Online MSW Degree MSWUSC. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2013.