Social Work Careers
What Is Social Work?
What Can You Do With a Degree in Social Work?
A social work degree will prepare students to ensure conditions of social and economic justice for all persons. There are many areas of practice, including:
- Aging and Gerontology
- Child Welfare
- Community Organization
- Developmental Disabilities
- Health Care
- International Social Work
- Justice and Corrections
- Management and Administration
- Mental Health and Clinical Social Work
- Occupational Social Work
- Policy and Planning
- Politics
- Public Welfare
- Research
- School Social Work
Click here for a larger listing of what social workers do and where they work.
Social Work graduates have accepted positions in departments of social services, public school systems, hospitals and other health and mental health settings, long-term care facilities, domestic violence and sexual abuse agencies, programs for abused and neglected children, and services to the aging. A growing number of BSW graduates are accepted to advanced standing in MSW programs in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana and California.
Read What Recent Alumnae Are Doing
- Fill out the Alumnae Survey online and let us know what you are doing.
Helpful Links
- NASW Student Center
- Sample Social Work Resumes
- Job Tips for Applying Online (for Social Workers)
- US Department of Labor - Social Work
- Sample Social Work Resume & Cover Letters (PDF File)
Find a Job
- NASW Joblink
- Monster.com
- Social Work Job Bank
- Social Work Job Search in the Mental Health Field
- NC Employment Security Commission Job Search
- Triangle Jobs
- Career Builder
- NC Office of State Personnel
