Social Worker

Duties and Responsibilities: Social workers help people and families fix problems in their lives such as serious illness, child abuse, substance abuse, mental illness, handicaps, juvenile delinquency, and anti-social behavior. They can help people accept situations that can’t be changed. They mostly work with underclass, which include homeless, chronically unemployed, and mentally ill. Social workers work for the government in offices, hospitals, clinics, prisons, or the courts. They may also work in nursing homes, group homes, schools, or business. Their duties include Interviewing and counseling individual, families, and groups, assessing needs and developing response plans, referring clients to professional or community services, coordinating responses between civic, religious, governmental, and other organizations.

Average Salary: $20,000-$42,000

Educational Requirements: Students should prepare for a career in social work by taking challenging high school courses, especially in English, science, and math. Some organizations may allow a social worker to practice with a bachelor’s degree in social work; however, most positions require a graduate degree. Clinical positions require additional licensing after the completion of one or two year supervised internships. 

Reflection: I would not like to be a social worker because it does not interest me.