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 Social Work: Career Opportunities
   
Career Opportunities
Social Workers with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) generalist degree may practice in a wide variety of public and private settings, including mental health, medicine, protective services for children and adults, public schools, juvenile and adult corrections, public welfare, substance abuse counseling, child welfare, and community organizations.Those students who go on to obtain a Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) may work in the same or similar environments (as listed above), possibly acting in a manageral or supervisory role. MSW students may also go into private practice and/or clinical settings.
   
 
Career Possibilities
   
 

Aging

Child Welfare
 
Community Organization
Development Disabilities
 
Employment/Occupational Social Work
Gerontology
 
Health Care
International Social Work
 
Justice/Corrections
Management/Administration
 
Mental Health/Clinical Social Work
Policy and Planning
Politics
Public Welfare
 
Research
School Social Work
   
   
 
Please feel free to contact us at:
SOCW@ecu.edu or 252-328-5650.