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		Social Worker What Is A Social Worker And What Do They Do? Social work is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities to enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and to create societal conditions favorable to their goals. Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values, principals, and techniques to one or more of the following ends: helping people obtain tangible services; providing counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, families and groups; helping communities or groups provide or improve social and health services and participating in relevant legislative processes. A social worker is a change agent, a helper who is specifically employed for the purpose of creating planned change. As a change agent a social worker is expected to be skilled at working with individuals, groups, and families, and in bringing about community changes. Where Do Social Workers Work? Almost all social workers are employed in the field of social welfare. Examples of social welfare programs and services are: foster care adoption day care Head Start probation and parole public assistance programs (such as Aid To Families with Dependent Children) public health suicide counseling recreational services (such as Scouts and YMCA/YWCA) minority services veteran services school social services medical and legal services to the poor family planning Meals on Wheels nursing homes domestic violence shelters services to AIDS patients victims of child abuse and elder abuse public housing programs family counseling runaway services hospitals and other specialty health services Which Personal Skills Are Needed For A Social Worker? The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior; of social, economic, and cultural institutions; and the interaction of all these factors. A social worker is a change agent, a helper who is specifically employed for the purpose of creating planned change. As a change agent a social worker is expected to be skilled at working with individuals, groups, and families, and brining about community changes. What Type Of Training Is Required To Become A Social Worker? The term social worker is generally applied to graduates (either of bachelor's or master's degrees) of school of social work who are employed in the field of social welfare. Which Colleges In North Carolina Offer A Degree In Social Work? Bachelor's Degree in Social Work: Appalachian State Univ., Boone Barton College, Wilson * Bennett College, Greensboro Campbell Univ., Buies Creek East Carolina Univ., Greenville Livingstone College , Salisbury Mars Hill College, Mars Hill Meredith College, Raleigh Methodist College, Fayetteville * NC A & T State University, Greensboro North Carolina Central State Univ., Durham * University of North Carolina at Charlotte University North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Pembroke University of North Carolina at Wilmington * Warren Wilson College, Asheville Western Carolina University, Cullowhee Masters of Social Work Programs In North Carolina: East Carolina University, Greenville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of NC at Greensboro/NC A&; T State University, Greensboro* * Program is currently in candidacy with the Council on Social Work Education What Is The Expected Salary For A Social Worker? Publicly employed social workers' salaries are based on Personnel Guidelines for the state. What should You Do Now To Prepare For A Social Worker's Career? Consider volunteering with some social welfare agencies to determine if the work of the agency appeals to you. Take college prep curriculum and courses which examine the human condition, i.e. sociology, family living, psychology, etc. to learn if the course content appeals to you. Prepared by: Linner W. Griffin, 328-4206

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