PAIR Career Fair: Social Worker (True or False)

Education

100

Social work is a worthless degree.

False

200

You don't have to go to university to be a social worker

False

300

There are no schools in Texas that have a social worker program

1. University of Texas at Austin

2. Texas Christan University in Forth Worth

3. University of Houston 

4. Texas State University

400

Everyone can be a social worker, all you need to be a social worker is to be a kind person

False,

There are many pieces of training that go into becoming a social worker. Trauma-informed care, Cultural competency, substance abuse, Mental Health Policy

Jobs

100

There are not many jobs for social worker

False

1. Family and Child Services 

2. Youth and Education

3. Refugee Resettlement.

4. Medical Caseworkers

5. Licensed Clinical Social Worker

6. Public Health Social Worker

200

All social workers work for the government 

False

Only about 40% of social workers work in government, the rest work in non-profits

300

You make no money as a social worker.

National average salary for social worker is between $48,000 to $85,000 per year

400

You must work for Child Protective Services (CPS)

False,

There are several government and non-government jobs for social workers.

Fun Facts

100

You are always stuck in an office

False,

There are many travel opportunities for being a social worker. Sometimes you do home visits, court hearings, and school & clinic visits. There are even travel social workers that go from state to state!

200

Being a social worker is boring & you do the same work every day

False,

You can work with churches, schools, clinics, and prisons and you have a new challenge to solve every day. 

300

All social workers are women

False,

80% are women and 20% are men.

400

There are no famous social workers

False,

Albert Einstein created one of the first refugee resettlement agencies; IRC

Self-Care

100

Your work is everything you do

False,

The social worker is like any other job you have set hours you work and it is on rare occasions that you work outside of that

200

Being a social worker is depressing 

False,

Although your work is challenging, seeing the success of your clients is rewarding. 

300

Social work is something that you can only learn in school

False,

Many social workers started serving humanity in their own families & communities. 

400

Being a Social Worker is boring 

False,

You meet people from many different countries and get to learn about many cultures. You are a connector of cultures