What can I do with a social work degree?

A myriad of activities can be performed by social workers in a variety of employment settings once a student receives a Master of Social Work degree. Below is a listing of just a few tasks social workers perform:

• Working in a hospital setting to assist medical personnel in gaining insights into the social, economic, and psychological situations of patients, as well as helping in their treatment and discharge planning;
• Counseling people with psychiatric, emotional, and personality disorders in mental health clinics or other clinical settings;
• Preparing and implementing community-wide action plans to respond to various social problems;
• Working with young offenders in juvenile courts, youth outreach programs, and prisons;
• Helping abused, neglected, and/or foster children with their reintegration into the community;
• Providing services to the elderly in hospital settings, geriatric psychiatric units, day treatment and/or day care programs and other community settings;
• Counseling individuals, couples, and families with personal problems in private practice settings. (License required);
• Assisting victims of rape, spouse abuse, and other forms of domestic violence;
• Helping in the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol abusers through counseling, group treatment, and social support;
• Providing testing and evaluation in the school system for children with ADD and ADHD.