Social Work Questions and Answers.
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) -
\completion of education and practice experience specified by the NASW in its
membership qualifications is necessary to gain professional recognition.
accreditation process -
\administered by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) and has become a
significant factor in social work
public can have confidence that graduates are at least minimally prepared for the
beginning level of social work practice
personal certification -
\professions testimony regarding the individual's knowledge, values, and skills
Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) -
\professions nationally accepted mechanism for designating those social workers who
were qualified at the "independent social worker" level
Required MSW degree, 2 years post masters experience, sufficient score on a national
exam, favorable evaluation
Academy of Certified Baccalaureate Social Workers (ACBSW) -
\created in 1990, but did not catch on as a job credential and was discontinued in 1996
Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)
Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW) -
\professional recognition programs for advanced social workers engaged in clinical
practice
Licensing -
\an additional step to assist the public in identifying competent social workers occurs
when state legislatures or other government bodies establish criteria for a person to use
the title of a social worker and create a process by which the person becomes liscensed
Association of Social Work Boards -
\serves as the coordinating agency for the state boards and offers testing at the
following levels
Basic: BSW degree
Intermediate: MSW supervised experience
Advanced Generalist: MSW with 2 years post masters supervised experience
Clinical: MSW with 2 years post masters direct clinical social work experience
, grant reciprocity -
\accept the licenses of social workers from other states
Code of Ethics -
\social workers ethical responsibilities to clients, colleagues, practice settings, other
professionals, the profession of social work, and the broader society
baseline for evaluating the behavior of social workers
human service practice -
\made up of many people - from volunteers to highly trained professionals- who provide
many forms of helping
-meet human needs
-focus on prevention and remediation of problems
commitment to improving quality of life
interdisciplinary knowledge base
volunteering
(human service practice) -
\the willingness to give of oneself without monetary reward in order to help others
indigenous workers
(human service practice-nonprofessional) -
\not all human service practice requires the competencies of a social worker or
someone with related professional skills
The build relationships with clients when professionals have difficulty with it.
Associate of Arts (AA) -
\this degree program usually includes the study of human growth and behavior, social
problems, the social service delivery system, personal values and self-awareness, and
basic communication skills
Social Work & Social Science -
\1. social work has drawn on the basic knowledge from the disciplines of psychology,
sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science
2. social work has had close administrative ties with these disciplines at baccalaureate
levels
Helping Professions -
\each is an established profession and there are accredited educational programs a
person must complete to be recognized as a member of that profession
(RN, school counselor)
Social Worker Salary -
\$44,200 annually
$21.25/hr
Job Outlook : 19%
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) -
\completion of education and practice experience specified by the NASW in its
membership qualifications is necessary to gain professional recognition.
accreditation process -
\administered by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) and has become a
significant factor in social work
public can have confidence that graduates are at least minimally prepared for the
beginning level of social work practice
personal certification -
\professions testimony regarding the individual's knowledge, values, and skills
Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) -
\professions nationally accepted mechanism for designating those social workers who
were qualified at the "independent social worker" level
Required MSW degree, 2 years post masters experience, sufficient score on a national
exam, favorable evaluation
Academy of Certified Baccalaureate Social Workers (ACBSW) -
\created in 1990, but did not catch on as a job credential and was discontinued in 1996
Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)
Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW) -
\professional recognition programs for advanced social workers engaged in clinical
practice
Licensing -
\an additional step to assist the public in identifying competent social workers occurs
when state legislatures or other government bodies establish criteria for a person to use
the title of a social worker and create a process by which the person becomes liscensed
Association of Social Work Boards -
\serves as the coordinating agency for the state boards and offers testing at the
following levels
Basic: BSW degree
Intermediate: MSW supervised experience
Advanced Generalist: MSW with 2 years post masters supervised experience
Clinical: MSW with 2 years post masters direct clinical social work experience
, grant reciprocity -
\accept the licenses of social workers from other states
Code of Ethics -
\social workers ethical responsibilities to clients, colleagues, practice settings, other
professionals, the profession of social work, and the broader society
baseline for evaluating the behavior of social workers
human service practice -
\made up of many people - from volunteers to highly trained professionals- who provide
many forms of helping
-meet human needs
-focus on prevention and remediation of problems
commitment to improving quality of life
interdisciplinary knowledge base
volunteering
(human service practice) -
\the willingness to give of oneself without monetary reward in order to help others
indigenous workers
(human service practice-nonprofessional) -
\not all human service practice requires the competencies of a social worker or
someone with related professional skills
The build relationships with clients when professionals have difficulty with it.
Associate of Arts (AA) -
\this degree program usually includes the study of human growth and behavior, social
problems, the social service delivery system, personal values and self-awareness, and
basic communication skills
Social Work & Social Science -
\1. social work has drawn on the basic knowledge from the disciplines of psychology,
sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science
2. social work has had close administrative ties with these disciplines at baccalaureate
levels
Helping Professions -
\each is an established profession and there are accredited educational programs a
person must complete to be recognized as a member of that profession
(RN, school counselor)
Social Worker Salary -
\$44,200 annually
$21.25/hr
Job Outlook : 19%
