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Angelet Bredy
December/4/2011
Professor: Leith Mazzochi
Class: SLS
Exploring Career Information
The career that I was most interested in from this website was Social workers
help people overcome problems and make their lives better. They might work with
people who are homeless, sick, or having family problems. Or they might help students
who are having trouble in school. One of the ways social workers help is by finding
resources for people. For someone with family difficulties, social workers might find a
parenting class or support group. For a homeless person, they might find a place to live
and a career training program. For a student, they might find a mentor or a learning
disability expert. Social workers must go to a 4-year college. Many social workers also
need additional schooling to get the jobs they want. Some people stay in school longer
to earn a doctorate degree. In college, social workers learn different ways to help
people. They also take social studies classes, including psychology (how and why
people act and feel the way they do), sociology (how people act when they are in a
group and what problems groups have), economics (how people get and use resources
and how economies work), and ethics (how people decide what is right and wrong).
Students also learn by watching experienced social workers. Before they can get
a job, social workers need a license, certification, or registration. The majority of social
workers are child, family, and school social workers. In May 2008, these workers had
average yearly wages of $43,120. Between 2008 and 2018, jobs for social workers are

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expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations. Jobs working with older
people will grow especially fast because there will be more people who are old and
need help. Jobs helping people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol will also grow
quickly. Jobs in schools will grow because there will be more students with special
needs. Yes there are such as Psychologists and Social and human services assistants.
More BLS information about social workers can be found in the Occupational Outlook
Handbook. The Handbook also shows where to find out even more about this job.
This career is very similar to a physical therapist. Because while social workers
while Social workers help people overcome problems and make their lives better. They
might work with people who are homeless, sick, or having family problems. Physical
therapist on the other hand are concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life
and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis,
treatment/intervention, and rehabilitation. This encompasses physical, psychological,
emotional, and social well being. They are also two different types of careers because
social workers deal with more of the internal and emotional pain. While physical
therapists work with the outer and exterior pain.