Social workers are important persons in the community because their work is needed by hospitals, schools, and local social service agencies. Social workers’ duties include finding families in need and identifying certain problems they have, developing effective strategies to assist those in need, collaborating with school officials and those in the healthcare field, speaking with law enforcement officials if necessary on behalf of their clients, conducting research on local and state resources that will assist clients, and dealing with cases of domestic violence, child abuse and elder abuse.
Where Social Workers Can Be Found
You will find social workers at state social services departments, hospitals, schools, group homes for children, nursing homes, drug rehabilitation centers, correctional facilities and universities. It largely depends on which area of social work he is involved in. If a social worker is interested in helping abused children locate better families, he is likely to be employed by government agencies. Social workers conduct most of their duties in office settings but there are also times when they have to visit homes and institutions to work on cases. The hours are also long and many social workers experience burnout due to the high volume of caseloads.
