•Psychologists and counselors help people to understand troublesome emotions and behaviors

•Social Workers help strengthen one's community

JOB OUTLOOK - SOCIAL WORK

• Health care industry provides many new opportunities

• Schools are hiring more social workers

JOB OUTLOOK - PSYCHOLOGISTS AND

COUNSELORS

• Opportunities growing in outpatient mental health, and substance abuse treatment in clinics and schools

• When institution budgets get tight, these positions can be the first to get out

CAREER TRACKS• Day to day tasks of social workers vary

according to place of employment• Human services Social Workers help

people to overcome social and economic obstacles

• Health Care Social Worker help patients to get social services they need to help deal with medical problems

PSYCHOLOGISTS AND COUNSELORS ARE DIVIDED

INTO TWO GROUPS

• Working with patients in health care settings or private practice

• Government agencies, businesses or educational institutions to perform a wide variety of tasks

ENTRY LEVEL JOBS

These jobs are available with a high school diploma:

• nursery school aide

• community service worker

• activity specialist

ADVANCED TRAINING

These jobs are available with a two-year degree:

• family service worker

• geriatric aide

• recreation director

FOUR-YEAR DEGREE

• social caseworker

• Head Start director

• retirement facility director

EDUCATION

• All entry-level jobs: BSW (Bachelor of Social Work)

• MSW (Master of Social Work) for those providing therapy and counseling services

• All Social Workers are licensed at the state level

EDUCATION

• Psychologists and counselors must have a graduate degree, a supervised internship, and pass state certification exams

• All psychologists and counselors must be licensed at the state level

UNDERGRADUTE EDUCATION

Corning Community College• two-year program - Human Services Degree• general degree that can transfer to a four-

year program

Mansfield University• offers a Bachelor of Social Work degree• also offers a Bachelor of Psychology degree

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Buffalo University

• MSW (Master of Social Work)

• Ph.D. program in Psychology

Alfred University

• MSW (Master of Social Work)

COMPENSATION

• Social Worker with Bachelor Degree: $25,000-$40,000 per year

• Counselor: $25,000-$80,000 per year

• Psychologist $50,000-$125,000 per year

NEGATIVES/POSITIVES

• Positive: doing something for somebody else

• Negative: problems can become stressful or become personal

LOCAL EMPLOYERS• school districts

• St. Joseph's Hospital

• Arnot Ogden Medical Center

• United Cerebral Palsy

• Woodbrook Nursing Home

• Bethany Village

• private practiceIf you have an interest in a career in this field, during high school do volunteer work at a local human service agency.

COURSES TO TAKEDURING HIGH SCHOOL

• foreign language

• child development

• human development

• community service working with people

CAREER PATHS

• Within Social Work, Psychology, and Counseling you will be asked to select a specific career depending on:

• the age of who you want to work with

• where you want to work

• how much education you want to receive

FOR MORE INFORMATION...

• Psychology Information Online

• Social Work Recruitment Campaign

• Social Work Careers Quiz

• New Social Worker’s Online Career Center