Why do people become social workers, knowing the disadvantages?
I am not aware of the disadvantages of being a Social Worker. I am a Licensed Cliinical Social Worker based in Los Angeles. As a Social Worker, I have taught in Ph.D programs in Clinical Psycholology, Medical Students at UCLA, Child Fellows in Psychiatry at UCLA as well as teaching in four School of Social Work.
I previously owned a large Psychiatric Clinic and now own the largest Anger Management/Executive Pratice in the Nation. There no disadvatages to being a Social Worker.
A – I’m not sure that social work students really know the disadvantages. For some students, getting an M.S.W. means a step up from a B.A. level job. From that viewpoint the increase in pay and status is significant. The disadvantages become more noticeable as the years pass by. Students might not think in terms of how much it really costs to support a family, or about whether their prospective employer is going to provide pension benefits. A career in social work is personally satisfying. The desire to learn about human behavior and to make the world a better place overwhelm the disadvantages. This does not justify or minimize the disadvantages, but personal fulfillment probably gets us defocused from long-term financial survival. Q – What would happen to the world if more people went to social workers for help? A – The impact could improve our entire society. America has become an addicted society: alcohol, drugs, nicotine, sex, food products. If everyone really got sober there would
