”You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for out own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.”
- Madame Marie Curie

Possible Social Work Career Opportunities:

Careers Dealing with Children

Child abuse Assessor
School social worker
HeadStart Coordinator
Recreation Therapist
Family Preservation Worker
Individual counselor
In-home Counselor
Family counseling
Residential Treatment Worker
Foster care/adoption work
Court Advocate
Youth group leader
Drug Counselor
Suicide prevention work
Pregnancy Counseling
Abortion counseling
Team Ropes course leader
Camp counselor
Probation officer
Group home counselor---play therapy
School Liaison Coordinator (truancy issues)
Child abuse (sexual and physical) and neglect coordinator
Creator of mentoring and tutoring programs
Director of support groups for children of divorced parents, deceased parents, eating disorders, and gay and lesbians

Careers Dealing with Adults

Hospital worker
Hospice
Broker of resources
Politics-policy writer
Case manager
Job coach
Domestic violence advocate
Drug counselor
Work with AIDS patients
Parenting skills
Prisons
Sexual assault advocate
Immigrant work
Occupational social worker
Campus counseling services
Victim assistance worker
Parole officer
Employee assistance worker
Rural program developer
Support groups (elderly, dying, addiction)
Individual, group, family counseling
Work with Homeless/housing coordinator

Careers Dealing with the Elderly

Nursing home work
Support groups with the elderly
Home health coordinator
Elder in-home social worker
Work with Meals on Wheels
Recreational director
Visiting shut-ins
Managed care social Worker

Careers Dealing with Special Populations

Physically challenged
Homeless/AIDS/drug addicts
Convicts
Gay and lesbian
Immigrants
Mentally ill / mentally challenged

Careers Dealing with the Government

The Veterans Administration: Federal Prisons
Services to Native Americans
Federal Health Facilities
The Armed Forces
Public Welfare
Social Services
Job Corps

General Areas to Work

School
Hospital
Community center
Residential facility
Reservation
Nursing home
Prisons/jails/police stations
Immigration office
Overseas
Government jobs/ Military

Alternative Social Work Titles

Fundraiser
Administrator
Researcher
Grant writer
Politician
Social Activist
Social Planner
Teacher/ Workshop presenter

For more information contact:
Nancy Z. Fett, L.M.S.W.
e-mail: nancy.fett@loras.edu