Social Work.
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.
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Related Careers
Social and Community Service Managers
11-9151
Marriage and Family Therapists
21-1013
Counselors, All Other
21-1019
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
21-1021
Healthcare Social Workers
21-1022
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
21-1023
Social Workers, All Other
21-1029
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
21-1092
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1113
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