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Careers

What do social work graduates do?

• Holistic assessment
• Interviewing
• Counseling
• Mediation
• Service planning
• Case management
• Crisis intervention
• Program evaluation
• Community development
• Client advocacy
• Research
• Networking

Where are social work graduates employed?

• Family, child, and youth services
• Substance abuse programs
• Hospitals
• Foster care and adoption services
• Hospice
• Mental health services
• Criminal justice agencies
• Schools
• Domestic violence programs
• Aging services and nursing homes
• Community action agencies
• Residential treatment programs
• Mental retardation/developmental disabilities programs
• Public health agencies
• Immigration services

Check out this video for an overview of the social work profession.

The Center for Career Development and Placement can assist students in preparing for and obtaining a career upon graduation.