We all wear many different hats in our lives each and every day and we are engaged in a wide assortment of roles and relationships. Our families, communities, country, and world are getting more and more complicated, and so our thinking and strategies for dealing with life, people and situations is also getting more complex. If you are thinking about a service kind of career, I recommend that you go out and get involved in community service. As a volunteer, you can really see Whether some area of this field matches your interests and skills. For example, you could learn about different aspects of social work by helping out at a safe house for battered women and children, at a shelter for the homeless, at a nursery or day care center, at a hospital or hospice agency, at a nursing home, at a drug treatment facility, or at a crisis and suicide prevention group.
All social workers have at least a bachelor's degree from a college or university.
Most, however, have continued their studies and earned a master's or even a doctorate. Social workers are on the front line working with people of all ages who are facing serious struggles in their lives. The numbers of people needing help are growing all the time, and our caseloads are often very high. We need to become better partners with the political world so that we can identify ways to address some of the basic problems and issues people are facing whether that be children, teens, parents, or the elderly. I am concerned about health care in our country.