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1. Social work as a profession is of a steady size. Although some positions are being eliminated, just as many are being created.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, social work is one of the most rapidly growing of all professions. Each year, many more social work jobs are created. The net increase between now and 2005 is likely to be about 25 percent.
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although social work jobs are not the highest paying in the United States, they are solidly in the middle. Beginning social workers can expect to earn over $20,000 per year with bachelor's degrees, and over $30,000 per year with master's degrees. Many social workers earn over $100,000 per year after several years of experience and work in a field that is relatively high paying, such as social administration. Of course, social workers do not ordinarily have the ability to earn extremely large amounts of money through business efforts, as some entrepreneurs may. However, social work salaries are comparable to those of professionals in similar fields.
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A survey of National Association of Social Workers members shows that social workers who are employed by the federal government and the military are the highest paid in the profession.
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Actually, there are over one half million people who are called social workers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number is expected to grow by another 100,000 by 2000. There are also hundreds of other people in fields such as human services work, who are also often social workers.
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Social work agencies almost all use computers to keep their records, plan their work with clients, and, in some instances, to conduct interviews through automated systems. Computer literacy is an important qualification for social work students.
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Social workers all learn some principles of counseling or direct practice with individuals, families, groups,and couples. Many social workers qualify for membership in counseling and therapy organizations such as the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
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Social work salaries are solidly in the middle range of payment for those who work with people. Sometimes they are lower and sometimes higher but social work salaries are competitive with the salaries in similar kinds of work for people with similar credentials and educations.
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8.
The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Laws are clear forerunners of modern-day social welfare programs. However, traces of much earlier social welfare programs can be found in the history of England and most other nations and societies. Social welfare is a natural outgrowth of human society.
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In fact, social workers are highly mobile. Those who graduate from social work schools in one state often have careers in several different states. Many social workers also establish international careers and work in the Peace Corps, the United Nations, and other international endeavors.
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NASW had some 150,000 members in 1996. No other professional social work organization is so large.
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Social workers believe in helping people overcome their problems. However, there are many ways to do so and conservative political thinkers propose ways that are different than liberal thinkers. However, all kinds of solutions to several problems can work and, therefore, social work is not identified with any political party or ideology, as a profession.
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Many social work clients speak Spanish, French, and various Asian languages. A social worker who can use languages other than English may be qualified for more specialized employment than other social workers might be.
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Although most American educated social workers spend the bulk of their careers in the practice of social work in the United States, there are large numbers of international opportunities with organizations such as the United Nations, Peace Corps, and the U.S. Agency for National Development.
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Some surveys show that minority social workers have higher earnings than white social workers. However, their numbers are small and the figures may not be accurate.
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If one can continue in a retirement plan over a long career, the benefits will build up and the worker will not have to start out as a new participant in the plan. A portable retirement plan is a great advantage in agency employment. It can be taken from job to job in some circumstances. Since most social workers change jobs several times during their careers, a portable plan is advantageous.
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Most social workers usually change jobs at least once or twice--and many more often than that--during their social work careers.
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Almost all social agencies have Social Security coverage for their employees and pay the employer portion at the same rate as employers in business and industry.
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18.
Although it provides the basis for retirement, Social Security is often insufficient to provide enough income for a retired worker to continue his or her standard of living.
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Professional liability insurance provides legal representation and help in paying damages, if one is sued for professionally improper work or behavior. Some kind of coverage--malpractice insurance, liability coverage with one's automobile or homeowner's policy, or some other kind of support, are all important for a social worker in any field of practice.
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Grassroots organizing is often an important role for social workers, especially those who are working for social improvement. Helping people organize to help themselves is part of the basic tradition of social work.
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