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**Social Worker**
 * What is a social worker **

Social worker is someone who really wants to improve another's life for the better. Social workers assist people by helping them cope with and solve issues in their everyday lives, such as family and personal problems and dealing with relationships. Some social workers help clients who face a disability, life-threatening disease, and social problem. They are sometimes in an office, or go to the people's houses. Social workers also assist families that have serious domestic issues. Also, they conduct research, advocate for improved services, or become involved in planning or policy development. Most social workers also help clients with finding programs and benefits around the community


 * Salary **

The salary of a Social worker actually depends on 2 factors. One of them is time. Working for 2 to 4 years gets you from $35,000 to $40,000. And If you are still working for the next 10 years, you earn around $40,000 to $45,000 (it's not that big of a jump). The other factor is location. The lowest pay would come from non-profit organizations, which earn you $27,000 to $36,000. The highest is (ironically) being self-employed which is $45,000 to $51,000.


 * Schooling Required **

To get a job in the social working field, a bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement. But to land a real job, you need a master's. The intended majors are either psychology,sociology, or straight social working. Psychology is the study of a person's mind, while sociology is the study of a person in a certain situation/environment. Both work well with this. Internships can increase one's luck in his career. The minimum a college offers for internships is 2 years (roughly 900 hours). In this part, the more hours the better.


 * Where are the Jobs at **

There are many jobs in the field of social working. The more prominent being Children social working, and marital social working. The lesser known ones are those where you are hired by non-profit organizations and small/ big businesses. You can even get hired by the hospital or do a government job. Most social workers are set in Florida because of all the retired citizens who live there. A large percent of those citizens are retired veterans with some sort of problem (PTSD).


 * Nearby Colleges **

Nearly every college in Florida has a psychology program, it's that popular(except specialized schools like Kaiser). Even community colleges (i.e. Brevard Community College) have a psychology program. More well known colleges like USF provide an excellent program. Not only that, they also ranked in the top ten in scientific study.


 * Any Interests **

I would definitely be interested in being a social worker. Sure the pay isn't good, but it's the thought of helping people that really gives me satisfaction. Like that old saying; you never working a day in your life if you love your job. You get to meet new people, and still talk with frequent ones. Plus having a psychology degree can go a long way with other careers.

**Interview**
I interviewed a social worker, Sandy Teuber, who works at the VA in Viera


 * **Do they like their job?**
 * She loves being able to guide people as they handle their life stressors.
 * **Positives?**
 * meeting new people, great hours, pay, and vacation
 * **Negatives?**
 * so many people, so little time
 * **Training she's done out of college?**
 * she is a certified addictions specialist
 * **Actual Title?**
 * social work case manager and therapist for newly returning veterans from Iraq/Afghanistan
 * **Salary?**
 * enough
 * **find it easy to live off it?**
 * No
 * **are you required to continue training?**
 * Every year she takes classes to keep with the program and stay competitive
 * **if she could go back, what would she change?**
 * she would go straight to social working, she has a BA in psychology

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 * ** · "Counseling Jobs | Psychology Jobs." //Psychology Jobs//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2011. . **