Social Work Degree Can Lead to Purpose-Driven Job
Obama speaks at job summit. Photo by Dennis Brack/UPI.
During his Dec. 3 jobs summit President Obama said unemployed Americans are missing out on more than a paycheck. “They are losing the sense of identity and dignity that they get from having a job,” he said.
So Christian Science Monitor reporter David Grant decided to identify seven purpose-driven jobs. Its no surprise to us that one of them — a youth development supervisor in New York — requires a masters degree in social work.
Which leads to our questions:
Q: Do you think social work is a purpose-driven career that provides more benefits than a paycheck? What makes your job fulfilling or frustrates you? Let us know by leaving comments below.
And to find out more about how the National Association of Social Workers is working to promote social work careers read about the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act (H.R. 795 and S. 686). NASW supports the legislation, which would help prevent a pending shortage of trained social workers.
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There’s no question that for many, social work is a purpose-driven career that provides more benefits than a paycheck. There is a lot of intrinsic value in advocacy, policy formulation, research, being a provider of mental health treatment and the diverse myriad of other roles that social workers play in healthcare. The sense of personal fulfillment one experiences in the knowledge that you have truly made a significant positive impact in the life of another, cannot be measured in dollars or cents.
E. A. Wahrburg, MSW, LCSW (NC, NY)