Social Workers have the right education, experience, and dedication to help people help themselves whenever and wherever they need it.  It takes a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral social work degree-with a minimum number of hours in supervised social work-to become a social worker.

Social Workers help people in all stages of life, from children to the elderly, and in all situations from adoption to hospice care.

You can find social workers in hospitals, mental health clinics, schools, veteran’s and military facilities, substance abuse treatment facilities, health departments, community and social service agencies, and even corporations.

More than 600,000 people in the United States hold social work degrees.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for social workers is expected to grow twice as fast as any other occupation, especially in gerontology, home healthcare, substance abuse, private social service agencies, and school social work.  --NASW