Areas of Social Work Concentration: Families and Children Social workers are bringing their unique skills to help two increasingly vulnerable groups: children and families, as their area of social work concentration. According to the National Association of Social Workers, approximately 16 percent of this country’s 500,000 social workers work in child services while 12 percent work [...]
Areas of Social Work Concentration There are many different paths you can take to becoming a social worker. At some point, while you are on that path, you will have to choose which social work concentration within the field that you want to focus on. The specialties within social work are numerous and varied, and [...]
How to Become a Social Worker Noted American Pacifist and social worker Jane Addams once was famously quoted as saying “the good we secure ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.” In this article, we'll cover how to become a social worker. Like Jane [...]
Why Social Work Internships Are Necessary Before you are ready to start your career in social work, you must first have experience applying what you learn in the classroom to a real-life environment. Most social work degree paths require that students undergo a period of social work field placement via social work internships, which represent opportunities [...]
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, social work is one of the fastest-growing careers in the United States. The profession is expected to grow by 19 percent between 2012 and 2022. More than 650,000 people currently hold social work degrees. Considering a career in social work? In this article, you'll find social worker job [...]
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, social work is one of the fastest growing careers in the United States. The profession is expected to grow by 19 percent between 2012 and 2022. More than 650,000 people currently hold social work degrees. Importance of Social Work in Our Society The primary mission of social [...]
