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What can I do with a degree in social work? 

Professional social workers provide a highly diverse range of important services including:

  • Child welfare delivery in public or private foster care and adoption agencies.
  • Administration within nonprofit domestic and internationally based agencies.
  • Counseling services in hospitals and hospice programs.
  • Mental health care in public and private inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities.
  • Social welfare policy advocacy in private and governmental agencies.
  • Aftercare services for individuals who have experienced sex trafficking.
  • Resettlement services to refugees and immigrants from around the world.
  • Substance abuse services to persons impacted by drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Crisis intervention services to individuals and organizations impacted by trauma.
  • Counseling services to at-risk children and families in schools.
  • Treatment to individuals and families impacted by domestic violence.
What are Grove City College social work alumni doing after graduation?

Approximately 50 percent of our graduates continue their education by pursuing a master’s degree in social work. The other half are employed within six months with jobs such as adoption coordinator, home based family educator, vocational training program manager, behavioral health technician, and refugee resettlement coordinator, to name a few.

Recent graduate job tiles are:

  • Employment Counselor
  • Program Coordinator
  • Family Worker
  • Youth Care Specialist
  • Home Based Family Educator
  • Restoration Counselor
  • Adoption Counselor
What is the difference between psychology, sociology, and social work? 

Psychology primarily focuses on the study of the individual. Sociology focuses on the study of social groups and institutions. And social work combines the two with an emphasis on practice at the micro and macro level.

Social workers draw upon the clinical knowledge of psychology and the environmental knowledge of sociology to better understand persons in their environment as well as groups and communities at large. They then use helping skills to work alongside people and assist them in enacting positive change.

What research opportunities do I have in the BSW program?

Students majoring in social work learn to use SPSS to analyze data in a Research Methods course and further their research experience by taking a Social Work Capstone course in their senior year. In this course, students hone their skills by applying knowledge from previous classes and conducting an empirical study grounded in current research literature. The culmination of the capstone is a presentation of the student’s original research to the departmental faculty. 

I am transferring from a community college. Can I finish my BSW degree in two years? 

We welcome transfer students to the program and are eager to work with you to complete your coursework on time while fully engaging the life of the campus community. Every situation differs – but more than likely you can complete your BSW degree in two years. 

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