Essential Skills and Career Path for Social Workers
Discover the essential skills, educational requirements, and job opportunities for aspiring social workers. Key skills include active listening, critical thinking, social perceptiveness, and decision-making. Potential career paths encompass healthcare social workers, rehabilitation counselors, and school social workers. Explore colleges like Berkeley City College and California State University-Dominguez Hills for relevant programs. Understand the financial implications of education, including an average annual salary of $34,760 and manageable student loans to guide your journey in this fulfilling field.
Essential Skills and Career Path for Social Workers
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Social Worker by Kaliyah Auls
Skills needed • Active Listening • Instructing • Monitoring • Speaking • Critical Thinking • Active Learning • Learning Strategies • Writing • Reading Comprehension • Social Perceptiveness • Service Orientation • Coordination • Judgment and Decision Making
Jobs within the field • Healthcare social worker • Rehabilitation counselor • Clergy • Health educators • Child, family, and school social worker • Educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselor
Supportive Hobbies • Writing • Planning • Fitness • Reading • Languages
Colleges that offer the major • Berkeley City College • Long Beach City College • CerritosCollege • California State University-Dominguez Hills • Long Beach City College
Education needed • Years in school: 4 years
Job outlook for the future • college loans will cost you $98. • $2,496 each month. • This will leave you $2,398 each month • Annual Salary: $ 34760 • Approximate Federal Taxes: $4,806 • Take Home: $29,954
Wages • Annual Salary: $ 34760 • Approximate Federal Taxes: $4,806 • Take Home: $29,954
Relevant information • Education Costs • Annual tuition: $ 7218 • Annual room and board: $0 • Annual financial aid: $ 5081 • Years in school: 4 years • Your out of pocket expense: $8,548 • Interest Rate: 6.8% • Loan Term: 10 years