Social workers help people solve personal and family relationships or learn how to cope with community issues having an impact on their lives. They counsel their clients, identify the clients' concerns, ponder solutions, and find resources often where quick solutions are needed. Social workers work with families encountering serious conflicts, including child and spousal abuse, and issues resulting from disease of old age. A large area of specialization is gerontological services. Some of the situation social workers become involved with are housing, unemployment, lack of job skills, financial crises, disability, substance abuse, unwanted pregnancy and disruptive social behavior.

Social workers primarily work in the non profit sector, which means the pay is often less then a for profit job. Many social workers continue on with their education on to the graduate level. A master's or doctorate's in clinical social work can lead to various career opportunities.

Online Degrees For Social Work :

Ph.D. in Human Services ~ Clinical Social Work

Career Options:

Professor
Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner
Research Scientist
Human Services Organizational or Management Consultant
Social Policy Analyst
Criminal Justice System Administrator
Mental Health Agency Chief Administrator