Careers in Social Work

Try these free Introduction to Social Work activities in your class 

Introduce your students to career paths in social work with these free activities from award-winning authors Lisa E. Cox, Carolyn J. Tice, and Dennis D. Long. Share each activity with your students by simply copying and pasting the activity page URL into your learning management system (LMS).

Where Do Mental Health Social Workers Work?

In this activity, your students will identify social work roles and settings in mental health services. They will reflect on what might be attractive to them about working as a clinical, psychiatric, or other mental health social worker, in a public mental health setting or in private practice. See activity.

Industries and Salaries

In this activity, your students will learn about the industries and salaries relating to social work. They will explore the industries that employ the most social workers and compare salaries for social workers in their local area or state. See activity.

Suze Orman Talks Candidly About How Social Workers Can Get Smarter About Money

In this activity, your students will learn about how social workers can get smarter about money. They will reflect on how financially literate they consider themselves to be, the role social workers play when working with clients to be financially literate, and what they think about Orman’s crediting her social work training for her success. See activity.

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