Social Work (SEC)



Social work means engaging in psychosocial evaluation and intervention to effect a change in the feelings, attitudes and behavior of a client/community. Utilizing theories of human behavior and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments.

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Academic Program Description
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Sample Career Titles

Administrative Services Managers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Counselors, All Other
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Grant Writer
Healthcare Social Workers
Marriage and Family Therapists
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Recreation Workers
Recreational Therapists
Residential Advisors
Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Human Service Assistants
Social Worker
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

 

 

Sample Work Settings

Advocacy Programs
Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs
Child Welfare & Protection Services
Churches
Community Action Programs
Community Development Centers
Correctional Facilities
Court System
Domestic Violence Centers
Educational Institutions
Family Planning Clinics
Foster Care Agencies
Group and Private Practice
Half-Way Houses
Head Start Programs
Hospice Care
Mental Health Centers
Non-profit Organizations
Nursing Homes
Occupational Training Centers
Peace Corps
Private Foundations
Psychiatric Centers
Public Schools
Recreation Centers
Rehabilitation Centers
Social Service Agencies
Teach for America
United Nations
United Way
Victim Advocate Programs
Welfare Organizations
Youth Agencies

 

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