Social Worker

Duties and Responsibilities:

Social workers help families fix their problems such as child abuse, substance abuse, mental illness, handicaps, juvenile delinquency, and as well as anti-social behavior. They help people accept situations that can’t be fixed. They usually work with the homeless, chronically unemployed, and mentally ill people. Most work at government offices, hospitals, clinics, prisons, or the courts. Some can also work in nursing homes, group homes, schools or businesses. Their responsibilities are:

·         Interviewing and guiding individuals, families and groups

·         Referring their clients to community services.

·         Coordinating responses between civic, religious, governmental and other organizations

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

Educational Requirements:

Students who are interested in this career should take challenging courses in high school such as English, science, and math.

Some will allow a social worker to practice with a BA in social work, however most require a graduate degree. 

I have always had an interest in being a social worker or teacher because I like to work with kids so yes I think I would like to become a social worker. I just need to do a bit of more research to know exactly what it is I'm supposed to do.