| I've been a social worker for more than
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| | If, on the other hand, your answers
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| ten years. During that time, I've worked
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| | included themes of wanting to help
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| in the emergency room of a major trauma
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| | people, or at least a specific group of
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| center, a skilled nursing facility
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| | people, or wanting to make your corner of
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| specializing in the care of people with
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| | the world a better place, you are
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| Alzheimer's and most recently a hospice.
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| | probably on the right track with a
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| I love my job and even if I get
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| | community service job.
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| frustrated at times, no amount of money
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| | #3. What are the working hours I'm
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| could persuade me to quit social work.
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| | available for?
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| Just because I love my community service
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| | Full-time social workers most often work
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| job, however, does not mean that
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| | a 40 hour week, however, there may be a
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| community service is the right career
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| | need to work evenings or weekends to meet
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| choice for everyone. If you are
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| | with clients or handle emergencies. In
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| considering a career in community
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| | voluntary nonprofit environments,
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| service, ask yourself the following
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| | part-time work is most standard. While
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| questions:
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| | most time is spent in a facility or
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| #1. What kind of training and background
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| | office, they may be required to travel
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| do I have?
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| | locally to visit clients, meet with
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| Social work is a profession for those
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| | service providers or attend meetings.
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| with a strong desire to help improve
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| | #4. Can I handle taboo subjects?
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| people's lives. Many community service
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| | If you are a community service worker,
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| workers have degrees in social work,
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| | you will have to deal with issues that
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| counseling, psychology, nursing, or
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| | make the majority of citizens
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| another related field.
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| | uncomfortable. For instance, nurses and
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| But don't despair if you have only a high
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| | social workers were holding the hands of
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| school diploma or a GED. You may be able
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| | dying AIDS patients years before the
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| to enter the field as an assistant or a
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| | president of the United States could
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| "designee." Many nursing facilities, for
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| | bring himself to say the word AIDS.
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| instance, can not afford to hire social
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| | As a community service worker, you will
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| workers so they train a person with savvy
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| | routinely be encountering issues such as
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| and people skills to act as the "social
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| | death, mental illness, child abuse,
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| service designee." Although not a trained
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| | domestic violence, and substance abuse.
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| social worker, this person takes on most
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| | You will also have to work with people
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| of the work social workers do in a
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| | from all sorts of different backgrounds
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| facility such as admissions, applications
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| | and lifestyles. Would you be comfortable
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| for financial assistance, and discharge
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| | with a client of a different race?
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| planning.
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| | Religion? Sexual orientation?
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| #2. What do I want from a job?
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| | If you have or are willing to seek out
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| If your answers included themes like
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| | the proper training, want a job that will
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| money, power, and prestige, you would be
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| | allow you to make a real difference in
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| wise to give community service work a
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| | the world, and are able to handle
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| second thought. Although you can make a
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| | difficult subjects and differences, you
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| solid salary as a community service
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| | would probably make an ideal community
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| worker, you will not get rich, nor will
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| | services worker. Best of luck with your
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| you find yourself being interviewed by
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| | career!
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| Oprah or Dave Letterman.
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