Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful parts of us. Social workers help.

What do social workers do?
In thousands of ways, social workers help people help themselves. People of every age and every background. In every corner of the country, wherever we’re needed.

Social workers are uniquely qualified to help people in their own environment, by looking at all the aspects of their life and cultures. We work to ensure your personal well-being, to prevent crises, to counsel individuals and families, and to help build strong communities.

We make sure people get the help they need, from the best resources available. Social workers help people in every stage of life overcome life’s most difficult challenges, and the troubles of everyday living, including:

Social workers reach every part of the community. They work at mental health clinics, hospitals and hospice care, adoption agencies, nonprofit organizations, and in places you may not expect, including:

schools
courts
veterinary clinics
libraries
military service
corporations
senior centers
prisons
Wherever and whenever you need help, social workers are there.

Social workers are…
Educated
There are more than 600,000 professional social workers in the United States who have committed their lives to making a difference. They have earned bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral social work degrees, and have completed the required number of hours in supervised fieldwork to earn the title “social worker.”

Experienced
Social workers take pride in being the only professionals trained to work with people in their environment, looking at all dimensions of the individual’s life. Our training comes from a nationwide system of accredited education programs, and is reinforced with practice standards, credentials, and state licensing regulations.

Ethical
Social workers blend their education and work experience with a strong code of ethics. Every social worker values these principles, which they turn to daily as they help people face life’s challenges.

They address:

Service
Dignity and Worth
Importance of Relationships
Integrity
Competence
Social Justice
Social workers value…
Service
Social workers elevate service to others above self-interest. They help people in need and address social problems. They volunteer some portion of their professional skills in support of others.

Dignity and Worth
We value every person and treat them with respect, no matter their differences.

Relationships
We understand that having relationships helps. We seek to strengthen relationships among people to promote, restore, maintain, and enhance the well-being of individuals, families, social groups, organizations, and communities.

Integrity
Every relationship we have is built on trust. Every day we are aware of our core values, and the ethical principles that we abide by.

Competence
We practice within our abilities and strive to develop and gain knowledge and skills that we can apply in practice.

Social Justice
We challenge injustice in the world. Particularly on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups.

Social Workers
Protects and strengthens the social work profession
Creates and maintains professional standards
Promotes human rights and well-being for all people
Strengthens communities and expands options for you and your family

The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior; of social and economic, and cultural institutions, and; of the interaction of all these factors as well as skills in developing relationships, accessing services, assessing needs and facilitating change.

To describe the services that social workers should, employers should support, and; consumers should expect, in a variety of practice areas, including:

Substance Use Disorders
Continuing Education
Technology
Adolescents
Health Care
Genetics
Clinical Social Work
Cultural Competence
Child Welfare
Personnel Practices
Palliative Care
School Social Work
Long-Term Care
Case Management
Social Work Practice with Family
Caregivers of Older Adults
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