If you have ever thought about becoming a social worker, then this article is for you! You will learn a lot of things about becoming a social worker, like where they work, how much they get paid, how to become a social worker and a lot more. I motivated to write this because it could help others by answering some of their question about this career.
You help people in need with their problems, it can be different issues like psychological, health, social and even financial issues.
You assist people to provide them some advice, and create opportunities for them to try to recover and grow from their situation. You also analyze their social environment, like their family, to see what service is best for them.
It can depend on what field you are, like child welfare agencies or in the correctional field, but most of the time, you do some meetings with other professionals, and with the clients, you also need to be able to respond to an emergency with calm and good resources.
Social workers work in various places, some of them work with the federal and provincial government, others with family services or children's aid agencies, in hospitals, in school boards, correctional institutions and welfare administration agencies. There also is some social worker who prefer to have a private practice.
To become a social worker you have to either do a technique at a college or do a bachelor's degree or a master's degree in different spheres like Criminology or Psychology but mostly in Social Work.
Social workers can make an average of $70 000 and more depending on where you work.
You have to stay up to date on the surrounding programs, so you are sure to give the best resources to you client. You can also specialize in a more specific field, like child protection or addictions.
It is a really emotionally draining work because you are always trying to help people with a lot of problems, and sometimes there are a lot of disappointments due to not being able to help the person like you wanted to. All of this can lead to a burn out. It is not a physical danger, but a psychological one.
There are no chance that social worker can be replaced by robots because it is a work where the client is looking for a trust relationship with someone else. Also, this work is never a line drawn in advance, there are always unexpected events that can lead to a completely different path.
After the technique, I will have gained a lot of experience because there are two or three internships in the program. I will do my best to have a positive effect on people' life. I will certainly have learned how to manage my emotion, and a lot of communication skills. I will maybe regret the fact that I will not go to university, but at the same time, the technique program is pretty complete.
Right now I am finishing my college degree in Social Science, and I will start the technique program next semester at another college. I have not started my journey as a student in Social Work yet, but I am really excited to start and to know what I will learn in this program.
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