Social Work
- General Overview
- What can you do with a Social Work POE?
- Related Occupations
- Employers
- Enhancing Employability
- Graduate School
- Related Organizations
- Juniata College Career Resource Material
General Overview
Social work is the study of the formal processes which have been instituted to assist those in our society who are unable to cope with serious interpersonal and social problems. Study in this field is aimed at helping the needy and disadvantaged in such areas as child and drug abuse, juvenile delinquency and crime, hunger and financial budgeting, unemployment, health care and mental illness, disabilities, education, parenting, family problems, home repair, etc. Some of the main areas of specialization are health care and mental health, school, family services, child welfare, drug abuse, gerontology, clinical, and occupational.
What can you do with a P.O.E. of Social Work?
Sample Job Titles:
Bachelor's Degree/Entry Level
- case aide
- child welfare worker
- family services specialist
- drug rehabilitation counselor
- human services worker
Further Education or Experience Often Required
- psychologist
- social worker
- marriage/family therapist
- probation officer
- program director
Related Occupations
- anthropologist
- criminologist
- foreign service worker
- medical social worker
- market research analyst
- educator
- police officer
- school counselor
- survey worker
- writer
Some Employers of Social Work POEs:
- mental health agencies
- colleges/universities
- rehabilitation agencies
- correctional facilities
- hospitals
- state/federal government
- private practice
- community agencies
- business & industry
Enhancing Employability
- Participate in internships; volunteer work; summer, part-time, full-time employment
- Develop strong computer, research, foreign language and business management skills
- Develop oral communication and presentation skills
- Maintain professional network of contacts - utilize the Juniata Career Team (J.C.T.)
What if I want to go to graduate school?
Resources available at the Career Services Office:
- Selecting and Applying to Graduate and Professional School handout
- GRE, GMAT, MCAT, LSAT forms and bulletins
- Pre-Law school materials
- Pre-Medical school materials
- Graduate School Books including:
- Peterson's Guides to Graduate Study
- Official Guide to MBA Programs
- Official Guide to Financing Your MBA
- Financing Graduate School
- Free Money for Graduate School
- Worldwide Graduate Scholarship Directory
- Attend a Graduate School Planning Workshop
- Computerized practice standardized admission tests
Related Organizations:
- American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304
703/823-9800 or www.counseling.org/ - American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202/336-5500 or www.apa.org/ - American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
1133 15th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
202/452-0109 or www.aamft.org/ - National Association of Social Workers
750 First Street, NE, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20002
202/408-8600 or www.naswdc.org/ - Council on Social Work Education
1600 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/683-8080 or www.cswe.org/
Juniata College Career Resource Materials
- Adams Job Almanac
- Almanac of American Employers
- America's Fastest Growing Employers
- Career for Good Samaritans and Other Humanitarian Types
- Careers in Mental Health
- Emerging Careers: New Occupations for the Year 2000 and Beyond
- Good Works
- Great Jobs for Psychology Majors
- Hoover's Master List of Major Companies
- Metropolitan Washington Job Bank
- National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Opportunities in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Careers
- Opportunities in Mental Health Careers
- Opportunities in Social Work Careers
- Philadelphia Job Bank
- Pittsburgh Job Bank
- Where to Look for Careers in Social Change
and more....
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