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Social Worker
How much money can you make? What type of training will it take? And what does the job actually entail? Read on to find out whether this is the job for you.
Here are some of the top traits of a good social worker: empathetic, people-oriented, tolerant and non-judgmental, organized. Patient, compassionate, and perceptive.
Most social work jobs require an MSW (Master of Social Work). Graduate programs are typically two more years. To become professionally licensed as an LMSW, you must pass a licensing exam at the end of your studies. (Regulations vary by state.) To become a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), which enables you to practice independently in a clinical setting, you must work an additional two to three years (depending on the state) under the supervision of a licensed social worker.
Social work encompasses a wide variety of career paths, from hospital and medical settings to schools, child welfare agencies, mental health or substance rehab facilities, prisons, private clinical practice, and more. But there are certain common denominators to the job:
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