Go online search for "career opportunities for social workers" Make a list of the top 10-15

career opportunities that came out from your research with their duties, responsibilities,
functions, etc.

1. CHILD WELFARE

Child welfare helps families and children, social workers fill their needs. They're helping who
have behavioral problems or are struggling with social issues. They are also the ones who protect
the children who have been abused by other people or their own family and the children who
have been neglected by the parents and they adopt it to those who want to adopt. They are also
the ones who take care of the paperwork of the children to be adopted but before they adopt the
children social workers needs to find out first the background of the child whether it is orphaned
or severe abuse by others or by parents. It is their duty to find out how the children have been
neglected and what their family situation is, so that they can have an idea of what can be
recommended to maintain the order of the children. they can recommend temporary care for
them for the safety of children.

2. MENTAL HEALTH

It helps their client with mental health problems, abuse, drug addict and alcoholic through
therapy. They are the social workers who provide services to people to address the client's
feelings such as sadness, emotional distress and mental illness and the social workers who do this
work must have a Masters in Social Work.

3. PUBLIC WELFARE

It is the one who implements, monitors and evaluates the program of the public economic
system. They provide information on how to apply for public assistance and other benefits and
check if the person is eligible for that benefit. They are the ones who develop effective programs
for the independence and transition of the people from the public interest to the workers and the
basic needs of society.

4. SOCIAL WORK WITH THE ELDERLY

These are the professional social workers who provide services for the elderly such as
counseling, employment and transportation assistance, home care and services to keep the
elderly citizens active, healthy and free. Provides advice for long-term care of them and services
to monitor the elderly.

5. SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK

They are the teachers, administrators, and so on. They help children with physical or educational
disabilities as well as emotional problems. They advise children to solve their problems and
concerns with family and other things especially when it comes to problems with study.

6. CORRECTION AND JUSTICE

They are the professionals who makes recommendations to the courts, witnesses the incident,
conducts assessments before sentencing, and provides services for inmates and the inmate's
family. They focus on inmate rehabilitation and provide therapy, drug and alcohol use, and basic
life skills training. They help former offenders change their lives.

7. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

They are the professional social workers who develop the community and projects designed to
provide community service. They are the ones who provide services to the homeless and provide
free education programs and to people with disabilities and hardships in life.

8. HEALTH CARE

They are the social workers in hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities. They help doctors,
nurses, administrators and other professionals to treat patients with chronic or unusual diseases.
They assess the patient's medical needs. They provide information and referrals to patients and
family caregivers. They also form a support group for patients with AIDS, cancer, asthma,
substance abuse, chronic illnesses of aging disabilities and organ transplants. They developed a
new program and served as a resource on managed-care plans. They advise patients to adapt to
unavoidable stresses. They also help patients make their own decisions during this critical time at
the same time people can help themselves.

9. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

These are the social workers in the Employees Assistance Programs (EAP's) . It is a program for
large corporations, businesses and labor unions. They help achieve emotional being and improve
their job performance. They help solve problems such as divorce, single parenthood, domestic
violence, depression and etc. They also help businesses and organizations to be productive.

10. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK

It serves children welfare, family planning, health and mental health, international adoption,
human rights, and refugee programs through relief and international aids organizations. They
help through narrative programs such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Red Cross,
the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations that employ social workers.

https://ehs.siu.edu/socialwork/undergraduate/careers.php

If you would choose 3 career opportunities for social workers what would be these 3 from
your research? Elaborate your answer.
 First is Child Welfare because I love kids. I want to help them and make them
experience what children should experience. I want to teach them what to do if they do not go
through abuse from their family and make them feel the love they deserve.

Second is Mental Health because I have witnessed many people who have had this
illness and it is difficult to see their parents suffering because of it even though they are parents
without parents due to the mental illness of their children. I want to help them with what to do
with those who are mentally ill and teach them the effects of drugs and vices. I will help them
overcome this situation.

Third is Social Work with Elderly because I was young when my grandparents
disappeared I wanted to take care of them and I also wanted to experience what a grandparent
loves their grandchildren. I want to take care of them so that they have more beautiful and happy
experiences here in the modern era.