What Can You Do With A Major In Social Work?

Summary Description

Social workers provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. They may assist parents who are in need of help, as in single parent homes, they may also arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers on how to deal with problem children.

 

Some Related Career Title

To research these titles and more go to (Occupational Outlook Handboo

  • Adoption Agent
  • Adoption Coordinator
  • Adoption Counselor
  • Caseworker
  • Caseworker, Child Welfare
  • Caseworker, Family
  • Child Abuse Worker
  • School Social Worker
  • Juvenile Counselor
  • Community Worker
  • Early Intervention Specialist
  • Early Interventionist
  • Child Development Consultant
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Licensed Social Worker
  • Foster Care Worker

Typical Employers/Work Settings

  • Nonprofit Agencies
  • Educational Institutions
  • Counseling Centers
  • Juvenile Detention Facilities
  • Adoption Agencies
  • Foster Homes
  • Mental Health Facilities

 

Beginning Salary Range:

Starting social worker salaries range from $25,919 (Florida) to $32,896 (California).

 

For more information on salaries click here

 

Links To Professional Associations

~

Professional Associations are important to explore because many offer student memberships and can give you access to other professionals and their experiences, research, convention or workshop opportunities, professional development and most importantly job databases.

 

American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work
Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors (BPD)
Association of Oncology Social Work
Council on Social Work Education
Clinical Social Work Association
Rural Social Work Caucus
Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care
Canadian Association for Social Work Education
Canadian Association of Social Workers
Institute for Geriatric Social Work
American Council for School Social Work

 

 

 

Job Search Information

http://careers.socialworkers.org/

 

http://www.socialservice.com/ 

http://socialworkjobbank.com/jobseekers/ SocialWorkJobBank

http://www.ihiresocialservices.com/

 

 

Graduate School Resources

Florida Atlantic University

 

Florida State University

University of Central Florida

Barry University

University of South Florida

Florida International University

 

 

Link To UNF Academic program

Holland Codes;