SOCIAL WORK
FIELDS OF PRACTICE


Family And Children's Services

  • Family preservation
  • Family counseling
  • Foster care and adoption
  • Day care
  • Prevention of child abuse and neglect
  • Prevention of domestic violence

Health And Rehabilitation

  • Hospital social work
  • Public health work
  • Maternal health work
  • Vocational rehabilitation
  • Hospice care


Mental Health

  • Mental health clinics
  • Day treatment for drug and alcohol addiction
  • Community integration

 

Information And Referral

  • Provision of information on resources
  • Publication of community directories
  • First-call services
  • Emergency relief
  • Crisis management


Occupational Social Work

  • Employee assistance programs
  • Treatment for work-related stresses
  • Job relocation programs
  • Retirement planning


Juvenile And Adult Corrections

  • Probation and parole services
  • Police social work
  • Work in detention facilities
  • Work in training schools
  • Prison work
  • Deferment programs


Gerontological Services

  • In-home support
  • Respite help for family caregivers
  • Adult day care
  • Long-term care
  • Nursing home services


School Social Work

  • School adjustment counseling
  • Educational testing
  • Family counseling
  • Behavior management


Housing

  • Subsidized rents
  • Homeless shelters
  • Handicap accessibility programs


Income Maintenance

  • Social insurance programs
  • Food stamps


Community Development

  • Social planning
  • Community organizing
  • Neighborhood revitalization

 

 

How to Apply
Getting a Western New England College Catalog
Open House Information
Scheduling an Overnight Visit to the Campus

 


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