I think that from the principle that any person who specializes in social work must sometimes provide free consultations, for example, to the poor, the needy and those with limited income. Do you agree with me?
@@daifallahalotaibi8307People don’t work for free, do you agree? People’s time is valuable and nobody goes to school for years to work for free when there are other resources that they can provide for their clients.
1. Corporate Social Responsibility 2. Private Practice LCSW 3. Policy Analyst (for Macro Social Workers!) 4. School Social Work 5. Social Entrepreneurship 6. Diversity and Inclusion Consultant
Excellent video. Am a Social Worker here in Jamaica 🇯🇲. But I think it would be in my best interest to relocate to another country where my skills will be much appreciated and renumerated
I used to be a school social worker and the pay is not high so…. Idk 🤷♀️ what’s she’s talking about .. I’m now a medical social worker making now 76K and at school i was 56k
@@ericasant84 Is your main role discharge planning? And did you start with $76K? I hope to be making the transition to medical SW soon at a children's hospital
Like I said under your 2020 video: I have had it up to here with the rhetoric that social work is a poor person’s profession and social workers are broke! We are breaking those generational curses right here, right now! Thanks for this information, Gabby 💕💕
Yessss!!! We indeed are. We don't have to allow our social work degrees to limit us. But knowledge is key. We just have to be aware of the options. You are very welcome. Thank you for commenting.
Theres different types of social worker . Your taking about children getting children out of bad homes . My mom was a social worker for A.C.S for years before social adminstration
I agree! I make six figures as a school social worker because I get an extra 14k on top of my salary for billing, but my salary is nice and on top of that, I have summers off and several breaks throughout the year. Plus I love what I do which is what's most important.
Something I am trying to stop doing is defending my pursuit of an MSW. So many people have negative perceptions of Social Work or MSW degrees. People often assume I will be a SW with CPS and make $20k/year and be miserable, etc. I usually have to explain the different jobs and types of SW and how diverse the degree is. Thank you for putting this awesome info out there on your channel!
This is so incredibly helpful! Thank you for breaking that stigma for social workers. I am pursuing my MSW and every time I mention a degree in social work people feel sorry for me. As social workers we have valuable and useful skills to offer to our employers and the world! Social work is not a vow of poverty.
Hey fellow social worker! I recently obtained my MSW from FSU and I am open to opportunities similar to what you are doing. Can you shed some light into what you are doing? I am highly interest in criminal justice reform and policy reform.
Such great information (as usual), Gabby, and thanks for the Rich Social Worker shout-out! I recently learned that FBI agents are usually hired from people in the social sciences and can make an average of around 63K - 190K. Who knew?! Here's my smiley face! 😊
If it wasn’t for a social worker I wouldn’t be alive today. I am considering going to school this fall for social work and I really appreciate your straightforward approach to this because the schooling in my province for this line or work is not cheap but there is a lot of different types of positions available.
Thank you for making these videos, they are very helpful and informative. I chose to enroll in graduate school for social work and I currently have an AA liberal arts and BA in language and human development (interdisciplinary degree that combines psychology and linguistics). I just got offered a social work job starting at $70k a year here in MA which is more than enough for me. So if anyone here is doubting the field-don’t! It’s not for everyone but you can definitely find a good paying job.
Another thing to keep in mind is that you can always move up in your organization. Social work gives you lots of opportunities to move up to higher positions aka higher pay. You just might have to move around to different agencies ect...
Watched it till the end 😊. I graduated with a bachelors degree in psychology last year summer and I’ve been trying to figure out if I should do a masters degree in social work or counselling psychology. Thank you very much, this was helpful ❤️
Hey Gabby great video! May I suggest referencing the many black and white social workers that are working as legislators in the local state and federal government. Grant it anyone could run for office, but I don't think a lot of people know that its applicable. On the NASW website they a list of them and there's a lot of them.
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You're doing a really great job with your content. It's very inspiring. I've worked in the field in a well paying role under supervision in the United States and I'm now finishing off the MSW. Your videos ( ie. "Why ppl leave the Social Work field") reflect both the reality and the current opportunities as it relates to this field. Well done!
Hola 🙂 love your channel! I'm almost done with my MSW, and I had an Assistant Director from a university reach out to me for a Coordinator of Diversity and Inclusive training position. I would love to do that, but I haven't explicitly given training in that area, and I have been doubting myself a lot. I would love to do that position because of my social work background. Any tips on how would you reframe your MSW experience into a job like that? Thank you so much for all that you do. You are such an inspiration in the social work field.
Awesomeness! If they reached out to you, they must already believe you would be a good fit! So now, I think you just have to believe in yourself a bit more! Your skills have prepared you well! Most specific skills are learned on the job anyhow. In the video, I mentioned skills that we have as social workers that we can leverage for these positions. Cultural competency, leading groups, planning programs, social justice, etc. So I hope that can help!
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Getting your LCSW can be really difficult, depending on which state you live in. Also, in order to be able to have a private practice, you really need to get on insurance panels so that you can accept insurance and that, is exceptionally hard. Then after all that work, you're insulted to receive the average amount of reimbursement that social workers make from insurance. Most people who seek therapy, don't really want to pay 125.00/ hour for therapy, out of pocket.
I understand it’s a challenge, but worthwhile pursuits often are. People are still doing it successfully every day. I’m in many social work groups and know hundreds of people who have successfully gotten their LCSW and went into private practice, doing well for themselves.
Great information. Thank you so much for making this video. I have my Bachelors degree in Public Administration and I’ve been considering a MSW program for a few years now.
This video is very informative and uplifting. Thanks 🙏 for putting them out here. I’s good to know that there are resources out there for social workers, and I feel your videos are added to that list, after all, we all need some place to turn during these trying times; even social workers. 😃
Case management starting picking up as well..As a medical case manager without my LCSW i make 72k plus bonuses..it’s making me rethink getting my MSW and LCSW 🤷🏾♀️ then again i have the experience…
This was very helpful. Im currently an LVN, but I feel lead to work deep in the community. Therefore I will be starting school to get my degree in social work in June, so this gives me something to think about! Thank you. 🥰
Thanks for this video, I have a LCSW and Licensed in addiction counseling but my foundation started from life coaching. This has open my eyes to so many different opportunities. I currently provide addiction and mental health counseling to the military population.! I
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Another great video! I’ve been doing preliminary research before I graduate on Indeed for corporate social responsibility like jobs. I’m not seeing many results produce. Is there a season (e.g. spring to summer) where job turnover / openings is most high? I’m not sure if I’m searching the wrong key words and/or looking in the wrong places. My program does not place emphasis on job searching until the last semester so I’m navigating this on my own. Lastly, can you make a video on landing a Corp. social responsibility job as an entry level? Many positions want 5 years experience minimum. Thanks 💕
Hello Loretta, it does depend on your location, but there isn't really one hiring season. Try keywords such as "program consultant" "Community engagement manager" "corporate volunteer engagement" or "community program manager" "philanthropy"...And start taking notes of titles that you find when you research, because all of these jobs may not be called "corporate social responsibility manager". Companies can get pretty creative with titles, which makes it a little difficult to find these roles.
😀still very helpful content 2 years later. Thank you for taking the time to do all of these. I am currently working on my MSW, but these videos have been very practical and concise with how to approach my career after graduation.
🥰This video is very informative and uplifting. Keep putting them out there because in these times of struggle and unrest, it’s nice to know that these videos you put out can be a great go to for honest
I am a Mental Health Counsellor In Canada and make good money. I do not know about the states, but in Canada the addictions and mental health sector is getting alot of funding. its showing alot of growth, as there so many mental health issues.
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A medical social worker is usually someone that works in the medical field or hospital field in some way. However, clinical social work usually refers to some sort of direct service work or therapeutic work in any area, leading up to an independent license. A clinical social worker does not have to work in a medical setting
So, they all fall under the same qualification. The medical/clinical is based in the hospital whereas the Psychiatric is for Mental health. It doesn’t mean they have the same knowledge or roles that doctors or nurses do, but they step in supporting the wellbeing of those individuals. For instance, a Psychiatric Social worker could help organise housing for an individual suffering from mental illness after they leave a psychiatric hospital. They could also arrange for support workers or care/support workers that could help them live more independently. In some cases like the UK 🇬🇧, Social workers do assessments to determine whether an individual has mental capacity or not (which means an assessment that determines whether an individual is suffering from a mental illness that requires intervention and support). Having said that, anyone with a Social work degree can decide to do whatever they want in Social work, and they can change if they want to as well. It’s all the same area of work. It just depends on what area in Social work you’re interested in and decide to work in.
Great video as always ❤️ and yes just by researching and thinking outside the box social workers make a decent amount and of course with time and experience The Sky is limit 🙏
Where have you been all my life!! I am going into my junior undergrad and I'm pretty set on macro work. I'm having a hard time figuring out what I want to do, but I love the corporate social work or policy analyst route ideas. My question is, would I have to start out micro/mezzo to ultimately get to the macro level? I know social work is for me but the idea of case management drives me away completely. Is there anything I could be doing as an undergrad to get my foot in the door of macro work? Pretty much all my courses are generalist and micro focused.
Thank you so much for your knowledge. I love learning from you as I am about to enter my BSW program in the Fall of 22. I am so excited to enter this career field to see where it takes me! Any advice as I enter the program?
As someone who is thinking of going back to school for SW, are all SW degrees going to qualify me for the jobs you listed in this video? Does a SW degree have to be specialized? I'd like to get a degree that will give me a lot of different options.
Thanks Gabby. This is very helpful. Would you please let me know what are the scopes of higher studies for someone with an MSW degree in the US? Is there any doctorate programme in this discipline?
Thank you so much for the great video. Would you mind telling me about the programs that offers life coaches and career coaches? I truly appreciate your help.
Great video! I am curious as a new social worker with a background in exercise science. Do you think there will be a need for social workers in sports?
Great video! I am really excited about making career in this field ,I can speak couple of more languages, but I do not know how to go about it, I do not have any degree in this field.if you can suggest how to obtain license with some short courses if available that will be great ..Thank you
i recently started my BSW with really high hopes like super excited, but its hard for me to receive negative comments from other when i tell them with excitement what im studying. im a second generation immigrant. its really hard to hear people tell my mom that im studying in a bad program, as much as my mom tried to be supportive for me i tend to focus in the negative feedback from others. someone even told my mom to get me married cuz that has more value than the education im pursuing.my mom never got the chance to study in university and become financially independent so she raised me to pursue what she couldnt. its come to a point where i cant get myself to focus on school. i feel worthless. society doesnt value the work I want to do, which is really upsetting. i want to prove those people wrong but i feel so weak against the stigma thats been created. not sure why i wrote all of this in the first place, but it felt right.
Hi Elmas. Social Work is not a useless degree. You gain so much knowledge and insight about human behavior and their relationship with society and culture that is easily adaptable in multiple areas. You also develop skills that can help you solve your own problems, your family's problems, or other people's problems. I think people get stuck on the idea of a child welfare worker who is working crazy hours and dealing with so many different cases while getting paid a terrible wage. However, its important for people to know they don't have to stay stagnant in the same position for the rest of their career. They just need to stay long enough to develop the skills they need to move on to something better. Finish your degree. Also talk with your adviser/professors to learn about career possibilities. Finally, if possible, dont fall too deeply into debt to get your degree. Do what you have to do to finish but, if you can, avoid debt. Good luck.
Interesting video and good overview for a person like me who has no much idea about social work.I have no degree in social work,how to start a career in social work area? Appreciate any suggestions !
Besides informational interviews and watching RU-vid videos how do I decide on my niche? I graduated with my BSW in May. I just started working with children with Autism and I like it so far though it is challenging. I can’t decide between hospital social work and school social work. :/
Corporate social work? I fear were I ever to take a job like that that it would likely kill me, either spiritually or physically. Corporations are considered under the law as "persons" if you can believe it and are in the main run by people who prize psychopathy. Their prime motive is profit; how in the heck is that compatible with social workers who work for social justice, human rights and equity? I do not think they are at all compatible, in fact they are antithetical to one another and I would seriously question any social worker who claims such a position is compatible with core social work values.
You need to have had a semester long internship in the school system. Depending on your state, you might also be required to have school social work certification.
Hello I'm interested in this field but I am from a poor background and would love to study next ,do u by any means have bursaries to assist me I'm already admissioned.
Hello mam thanks fro this video.I have a question is social service worker a good diploma program for an international student. Please reply if possible.
Please I graduated as a general medicine doctor this year from Ukraine,and I want to do masters in social work (disability/elderly people)is the change of career worth it?
this is very insightful, I am at a crossroads on choosing a masters in Nursing, Occupational psychology and Social work in the UK but plan to relocate to the USA, I have heard that social workers are poorly paid in the US, can someone advise please, I already have an MBA and looking for one of the shortage occupations to enable me to relocate to a better system from Africa. Kindly advice. Appreciate it.
what key terms should be used when looking for corporate social responsibility manager positions? Nothing really comes up when I search “corporate social responsibility manager” or “corporate social worker” or “social responsibility manager”
