Research Findings Blog #7

For my research topic I wrote about becoming a social worker. Below are my results and findings of becoming a social worker.

First off social workers help people overcome problems and make their lives better. They might work with people who are homeless, sick, or having family problems. One of the ways social workers help is by finding resources for people. They might focus on child abuse, poverty, violence, and other problems. Many social workers give counseling. They talk to people about their lives and help them to understand and solve their problems and to make plans for their future.

I never knew that there were three different kinds of social work. They are Child, family, and school social workers, Medical and public health social workers, and Mental health and substance abuse social workers. Also the education background is highly infinite. 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.  Before they can get a job, social workers need a license, certification, or registration.

The pay ranges from the different departments that you could work in. These are the top five departments that are in the most demand for up coming social workers to choose from, as well as the pay range.  

       Popular Employers        Salary Range

US Department of Health and Human Services   $26,527 - $32,600

Child and Family Service                $28,028 - $34,590

The Children's Aid Society            $30,500 - $43,909

Department of Human Services                $30,500 - $43,909

Catholic Charities             $25,650 - $38,235

I was completely unaware that you could receive benefits for being a social worker. The benefits include:

                Medical: 81%                    Dental: 65%

                Vision: 46%                        None: 18%

Demands for social workers; are growing with a constant increase of 16% from now to the year 2018. From 2000 to the present day there are 64% of social workers working in the United States. I hope to be able to continue my education and become a social worker as soon as possible. By fall of 2011, I hope to have my social worker tech certificate and plan on attending U of M College.