Social Worker

Social Worker

• Social work deals with individuals, families, groups and communities in order to improve social functioning and general well-being. Social functioning is the way in which people assume their responsibility towards others and the world they have at their disposal to feed themselves and their families.

• Social work is used to connect with customers and systems, carry out assessments and develop interventions to solve social and personal problems and bring about social change.

• The practice of social work is often divided into microwork, which works directly with individuals and small groups, and macro work, which works in the community.

• Answers to social needs, however, have existed long before, especially for private charities and religious organizations.

• The social worker industry has become one of the largest and most powerful industries in the world, with more than 100,000 employees worldwide. This has increased the pressure on social work to become a more defined discipline.

What are the jobs and responsibilities?

• Help in receiving social and other services by telephone and in person.

• Getting clients involved in beneficial activities.

• Gathering relevant information.

• Offering information and supporting clients and their families.

• Contacting and making referrals to other agencies and services.

• Maintain records and preparing reports.

• Participate in training, supervision, and meetings.

• Look for signs of child abuse.

• Provide crisis intervention.

• Provide crisis intervention.

• Assist patients to understand and manage various kind of emotional and social problems.

What are the skills required?

• Excellent communication skills as social workers must be able to facilitate training and make referrals

• Experience working with clients who are affected by neglect, child abuse, domestic violence, mental health and parental substance abuse.

• Good listening skills

• Excellent soft skills and proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

• Can stay calm and empathize with clients.

• Must have a license from the competent authority

• Can develop a treatment plan.

• Complete understanding of crisis intervention.

• Can work with people of all walks of life

• Comfortable with a diverse patient base

• Good time management and organization skills

Eligibility

• All streams (12th)

• Education requirements typically include a master’s degree in social work (MSW), and a social worker must be licensed in the state of employment or must be able to obtain a license before the first day of work. Although a graduate in psychology or other social science subjects can also opt this career.

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What is the scope?

• Graduates work as a social worker in mental health and addiction prevention for a non-profit organisation. Substance abuse is one of the areas where social workers are particularly needed in rural areas.

• You can work as a social worker in mental health areas, as long as you can also work in a non-profit organisation or community centre.

• Work in children's charities, where they can look after children who have been neglected by their parents or children from low-income families. \

• Another area where social workers can find work in schools and social work, as well as health and education.

• Another area where social workers can find work in schools and social work, as well as health and education.

• Work as consultants, advise pupils and be part of school staff as well as teachers, teachers "associations and teachers" unions.

How much do they make in India?

• Average salary - Rs 290,309/year

• With less than 1 year experience - Rs 242,419/year

• With 1-4 years of experience - Rs 264,000/year

• With 5-9 years of experience - Rs 316,100/year

• With 10-19 years - Rs 570,000/year

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Top Colleges

• Aligarh Muslim University

• Amity University

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

• Osmania University

• Bharathiar University

• Tata Institute of Social Sciences

• NIMS University

What are the books and study materials available?

• Government of India (Encyclopedia of Social Work in India from Ministry of Welfare)

• India Social Problems (G.R. Madan)

• Principles of Population Studies (Asha A. Bhende and Tara Kanitkar)

• Sociology (C.N. Shankar Rao)

• Current affairs related to government policies, social movements.

• Good knowledge of constitution and laws or acts related to the NGOs and NPOs.

• Contemporary social science authors

• Various full forms and notions related to government policies for health and women issues.

Interesting Facts

Jane Addams is famously known as the mother of social work.