Clients might express a range of emotions from sadness to anger, and it’s important that social workers communicate sympathy and exhibit calm rather than becoming frustrated. Social work majors ...

Alumni of social work schools also become human resources professionals, nonprofit leaders or join the Peace Corps. They work at organizations that help the homeless or assist military veterans.

Being in social work "was a beautiful life, but it was also difficult," Ramsey explained. She began her career in child ...

The MSW program at California State University, Sacramento, was established in 1964. We prepare graduates to become social work professionals who can both lead and serve our region, the State, and ...

Teamwork is really important in terms of being a social worker, I'm working with lots of different professionals such as police and health and schools, to develop plans so that we can all work ...

overseeing a suicide screening program with follow-up care and being a social worker for an after-school alternative ...

Whillans, Ashley V. "The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 921-021, January 2021. (Revised March 2022.