Difference between a Social Worker and a Counselor?
There are multiple pieces in the difference and in reality you might see someone who is a social worker (that is they have an MSW degree and someone who is a counselor – that is someone with an MA in counseling) doing very similar things. 1) Social workers view counseling as one role or skill they employ – but social workers do much more than this. 2) Social Workers have a different theoretical orientation – more systems oriented – more oriented to social justice 3) Social workers worth with multiple systems and at multiple levels – counselors tend to work just with the individual.
