Social Workers

Job Summary

Social workers operate in a wide range of areas to help persons navigate difficult issues in their lives. They may engage in guidance, counseling, studying clients and making diagnoses of conditions or illnesses in order to solve problems and help clients operate optimally. They may also attempt to stimulate awareness of certain issues and push for changes and improvements in related policies, to better serve the public.

Duties

Social workers generally carry out the following duties:

• Engage and communicate with clients, and vulnerable or at risk communities to determine their needs

• Develop methods of support for individuals or communities in need of social assistance

• Advocate for changes or improvements in public and private policies which ensure the well-being of clients

• Direct persons to sources of help

• Maintain contact with clients to monitor developments in their situations

• Organize and maintain client documents and records

• Offer psychotherapy services to clients to help them deal with their situations

Qualifications

In most cases a bachelor’s in social work (BSW) is required for social workers. However, clinical social workers must have a master’s degree in a specialized area of social work along with 2 years of supervised work experience in a clinical setting as well as licensing.

Testing

In order to test social workers effectively, employers usually administer the cognitive IQ test, the vocabulary test and the work ethics test this combination of testing ensures the evaluation of articulation, ethical code of conduct, problem solving and work ethic in high pressured occurrences usually found in the social worker's profession on a day to day.

Recommended Test

• Cognitive IQ Test
• Vocabulary Test
• Work Ethics Personality Test