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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgment | |
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| The Profession of Social Work | |
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| What is Social Work? | |
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| Separating the Facts from the Fiction | |
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| Top 7 Myths about the Social Work Profession | |
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| How is Social Work Different from Other Related Professions/Disciplines? | |
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| How Did Social Work Begin? | |
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| A Brief History of the Social Work Profession in the United States | |
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| What is the Future Outlook for Social Workers? | |
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| Got Social Work? | |
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| Is Social Work for You? | |
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| Benefits of a Career in Social Work | |
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| Challenges of a Career in Social Work | |
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| The Social Work Oath | |
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| An Invitation to You | |
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| The Yellow Brick Road: Education and Licensure for Social Workers | |
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| Who Qualifies as a Social Worker? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know about Social Work Licensing? | |
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| Is Licensing Really Necessary for the Social Work Profession? | |
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| Do All Social Work Jobs Require Getting a License? | |
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| If I am Licensed in One State Will I Be Able to Use this License in a Different State if I Relocate for a Job? | |
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| What Is the Difference Between a License, a Certification and a Credential? | |
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| After Graduation from My University's Social Work Program Will I Be Able to Obtain a License? | |
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| Where Can I Learn More About the Requirements for the Social Work Profession, Supervision, and Licensing? | |
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| Postscript | |
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| Careers in Social Work | |
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| Careers in Child Welfare | |
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| Child Protection Caseworker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Jessica A. Ritter, BSW, MSSW, PhD Children's Protective Services, Austin, Texas | |
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| Intake Worker | |
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| CPS Investigator | |
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| Family Preservation Caseworker | |
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| Substitute Care Caseworker | |
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| Foster Care and Adoption Caseworker | |
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| Careers with Private or Nonprofit Agencies | |
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| Careers in Child Welfare Research | |
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| Careers with the Government | |
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| Child Welfare Advocate | |
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| Adoption Social Worker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Agnes Zarcaro, LCSW Spaulding for Children, Houston, Texas | |
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| Foster Care Social Worker | |
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| School-Based and School-Linked Services | |
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| School Social Worker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Magda Flores, MSSW School Social Worker, Communities in Schools, Austin, Texas | |
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| After School Program Counselor | |
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| Day Care and School Readiness Program Worker | |
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| Adult Literacy Program Worker | |
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| Special Education Social Service Worker | |
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| Social Worker on a College Campus | |
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| Social Work with Older Adults | |
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| Adult Protective Services Caseworker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Lori Delagrammatikas, MSW/PhD Candidate and Program Coordinator, MASTER, Academy for Professional Excellence, San Diego State University School of Social Work | |
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| Social Work in Adult Day Centers | |
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| Residential Care Case Manager | |
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| Careers in Psychogeriatrics | |
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| Social Work in Hospitals and Other Health Care Settings | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Sheryl Bruno, MSW Social Work Supervisor, Providence ElderPlace, Portland, Oregon | |
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| Hospice Social Worker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Mary Jane O'Rourke, MSW Hospice and Palliative Care of Washington County, Hillsboro, Oregon | |
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| Home Health Social Worker | |
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| Geriatric Case Manager | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Simon Paquette, LCSW, RC Medical Social Worker, Independent Case Management, Camas, Washington | |
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| Careers in Research and Policy | |
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| Careers with the Government | |
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| Social Work in Health Care | |
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| Social Work in Hospitals | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Maya Doyle, LCSW Senior Social Worker/Camp Coordinator, Division of Pediatric Nephrology/Children's Hospital at Montefiore | |
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| Emergency Room Social Worker | |
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| Director of Social Work | |
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| Public Health Social Worker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Erica Solway, MSW, MPH Doctoral Student in Sociology, University of California, San Francisco | |
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| Rehabilitation Social Worker | |
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| Health Care Policy Specialist | |
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| Social Work in Health Care Exercise | |
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| Social Work in Mental Health and Addiction | |
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| Clinical Social Worker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Sue Matorin, MS, ACSW Treatment Coordinator, Affective Disorder Team, Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Presbyterian Hospital; Faculty Member, Department of Psychiatry, Weill College of Medicine at Cornell; and Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia School of Social Work | |
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| Social Work with Groups | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Mary Kiernan-Stern, MSW, LCSW, Northern Virginia Cancer Center, Alexandria, Virginia | |
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| Social Work and Substance Abuse Intervention | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Robert Klekar, LCSW, LCDC Social Work and Substance Abuse | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Shana Seidenberg, MSW, LSW MISA (Mental Illness Substance Abuse) Coordinator, Kauai Community Mental Health Center | |
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| Employee Assistance Worker | |
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| Military Social Worker | |
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| Careers in Crisis Intervention | |
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| Careers in Disaster and Emergency Management | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Brian Rivers, BSW, LSW Case Manager/Volunteer Coordinator, East Biloxi Coordination, Relief, and Redevelopment, Biloxi, Mississippi | |
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| Family Violence Counselor | |
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| Sexual Assault Counselor | |
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| Policy Advocate | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Cindy Southworth, MSW National Network to End Domestic Violence, Washington, DC | |
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| Careers in Criminal Justice and the Legal Arena | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Lyn K. Slater, MA, MSW, PhD Interdisciplinary Center for Family and Child Advocacy, Fordham University, New York | |
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| Probation Officer | |
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| Parole Officer | |
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| Correctional or Detection Officer | |
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| Correctional Treatment Specialist | |
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| Juvenile Justice Counselor | |
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| Gang Prevention Counselor | |
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| Family Court Social Worker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Brandy Macaluso, BSW, CVP Coalition for Independent Living Options, West Palm Beach, Florida | |
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| Prison/Jail Social Worker | |
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| Careers in Victim Assistance | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Marilyn Peterson Armour, MSW, PhD, Institute for Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue, Austin, Texas | |
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| Careers in Restorative Justice | |
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| Careers in Forensic Social Work | |
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| Custody Evaluator | |
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| Mental Health Evaluator | |
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| Mitigation Specialist | |
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| Social Work Spotlight: Alison Cusick MSW Candidate George Mason University, Intern, Office of the Public Defender, Montgomery County, Maryland | |
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| Forensic Social Work in Juvenile Justice | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Joel T. Andrade, MSW, LICSW, Doctoral Candidate, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, Bridgewater State Hospital, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, MHM Services, Inc. | |
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| Careers in International Social Work and Human Rights | |
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| U.S.-Based Immigrant, Refugee, and Asylee Resettlement Worker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Marleine Bastien, BSW, MSW, LCSW, Founder, FANM Ayisyen Nan Miyami/Haitian Women of Miami | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Juliane Ramic, MSW Resettling Refugees | |
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| Immigration Policy Advocate | |
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| Disaster Relief Worker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Susan Kosche Vallem, EdD, LISW Professor and Chair of the Social Work Department, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA | |
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| Human Rights Worker | |
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| International Development Worker | |
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| Careers with United Nations/UNICEF | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Purnima Mane, MSW, PhD Deputy Executive Director (Program), UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund | |
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| Careers in Poverty and Homelessness | |
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| Income Assistance Caseworker | |
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| Homeless Outreach Caseworker | |
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| Careers in Research | |
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| Poverty Advocate | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Kristin Noel Ludwig, MSW Community Action, Hillsboro, Oregon | |
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| Careers in Politics | |
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| Lobbyist | |
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| Campaign Worker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Greg Shufeldt, BSW, MSW Political Social Worker, Missouri Pro-Vote Coalition, St. Louis, Missouri | |
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| Legislative Aide | |
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| Field Organizer | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Elizabeth Alex, MSW Lead Organizer/Manager, CASA of Maryland | |
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| Policy Analyst | |
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| Legislator or Public Official | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Representative Elliott Naishtat, MSSW, JD., Attorney and Texas State Legislator | |
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| Careers in Community Practice | |
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| Community Planner | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Odis Dolton, MSSW Assistant Director for Finance, City of Abilene, Abilene, Texas | |
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| Community Developer | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Amy Krings-Barnes, BSW, MSW, Community Police Partnering Center, Cincinnati, Ohio | |
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| Community Organizer | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Trina Scordo, Senior Organizer, Change to Win Labor Federation, MSW student, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ, International and Community Development Concentration | |
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| Social Work in Urban Communities | |
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| Rural Social Worker | |
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| Leadership in Human Service Organizations | |
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| Administrator | |
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| Executive Director | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Laura Elmore Smith, LMSW Executive Director, Crime Prevention Institute, Austin, Texas | |
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| Program Manager | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Mary Kiernan-Stern, LCSW Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Virginia | |
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| Organizational Consultant | |
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| Public Relations/Media Relations | |
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| Volunteer Services Director | |
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| Fundraiser | |
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| Grant Writer | |
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| Careers in Research and Academia | |
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| Social Work Researcher | |
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| Social Work Professor | |
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| Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer | |
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| Field Education Director/Coordinator | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Jessica A. Ritter, BSW, MSSW, PhD, Director of Field Education and Assistant Professor, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon | |
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| Director of Special Programs | |
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| Program Director/Department Chair/Dean | |
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| Careers Beyond Social Work | |
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| Novelist/Journalist | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Anne Driscoll, LCSW Journalist and Author of the Girl to Girl guidebooks | |
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| Documentary Filmmaker | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Murali D. Nair PhD Communicating Beyond Print Media | |
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| Artist | |
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| Corporate Consultant | |
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| Careers in Human Resources | |
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| Careers in Mediation and Conflict Resolution | |
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| Ombudsman | |
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| Self-Employment/Consulting Careers | |
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| Social Worker Spotlight: Richard B. Joelson, DSW, LCSW, Private Practice, New York City | |
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| Entrepreneur | |
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| Attorney | |
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| Where do we Go from Here? | |
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| Paying for Your Education | |
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| Conducting a Scholarship Search | |
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| Other Methods of Financing Your Education | |
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| Social Work Scholarships, Fellowships, and Other Programs | |
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| Job Hunting Tips | |
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| Books on Job Hunting | |
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| Job-Hunting Web Sites | |
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| International Social Work Opportunities | |
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| Online Job Hunting | |
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| Creating Your Resume | |
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| Networking | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Index | |