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WHAT CAN I DO WITH A MAJOR IN SOCIAL WORK?

DO YOU. . .

  • have the ability to maintain good working relationships with clients and co-workers?
  • enjoy working with people?
  • have a basic concern for people and their problems?
  • have the ability to be objective and sensitive to people and their problems?
  • have the ability to inspire confidence in others?
  • have the ability to work independently and handle responsibility?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, SOCIAL WORK may be the major for you! CHECK IT OUT!

LUTHER'S SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT

CAREER CENTER RESOURCES

  • Books:
  • Careers for Good Samaritans and Other Humanitarian Types
  • Good Works: A Guide to Careers in Social Change
  • More Days in the Lives of Social Workers
  • Websites:
  • Council on Social Work Education Career Center: http://careers.cswe.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=392
  • National Association of Social Workers: http://www.naswdc.org/
  • The New Social Worker Online: http://www.socialworker.com/home/index.php

CAREERS OF LUTHER SOCIAL WORK ALUMNI

  • Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coordinator
  • AmeriCorps Volunteer
  • Audiologist
  • Case Manager
  • Child Care Worker
  • Claims Representative
  • Health Aid
  • Human Resource Manager
  • Insurance Underwriter
  • Mental Health Counselor
  • Ministry Associate
  • Personnel Manager
  • Placement Coordinator
  • Preschool Assistant Teacher
  • Probation Officer
  • Program Associate
  • Proprietor
  • Psychotherapist
  • Residential Counselor
  • Social Services Director
  • Social Worker
  • Teacher Aide
  • Therapist
  • Volunteer
  • Youth Counselor

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