What does a Social Worker do?
Here are some of the things which I have done as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Boston and Los Angeles over a 40 year period;
- Private Practice on a full time basis. Los Angeles
- Adjunct Professor of Psychiatric at UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
- Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Wright Institute, Los Angeles
- Field Work Instructor, Simmons College School of Social Work, Boston
- Field Work Instructor, UCLA School of Social Work
- Field Work Instructor, USC School of Social Work
- Presidential Task Force on Health Care, President Bill Clinton
- Governors Appointee, Board of Behavioral Science
- University Trustee, Sanville Institute, Los Angeles
- Owner of largest Mental Health Clinic in the nation, Los Angeles,
- Author of 7 books and many articles
- Expert status in Anger Management, Batterers’ Intervention, Executive Coaching
- Consultant on infant development, Los Angeles
There are many jobs that a social worker can perform because the field is so diverse. Various certifications and education opportunities exist for social workers. Most have at minimum a bachelor’s degree, and many in this field have master’s degrees in social work and have gone through additional training to become licensed. After licensing, social workers are called licensed clinical social workers, can command a higher salary, and may work not only in a variety of settings like hospitals, schools, social welfare organizations, but are also licensed as therapists, where they may perform one on one counseling with a variety of clients. Since this last job is relatively well defined, this explanation will focus on non-therapy related work settings for the social worker. Some social workers do not have degrees but may take jobs as human service workers. They might work for a number of state agencies, helping people in a variety of capacities. Social workers employed to help people naviga
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