Social Work

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What do Nazareth Grads do, and for whom?

• Director of Social Services - Charles Sitren Health Care Center
  
• Director of Social Work - Arbor Hill
  
• Director of Social Work - Westgate Nursing Home
  
• Literacy Outreach Worker - Peace Corps
  
• Psychotherapist - North Star Mental Hospital
  
• Social Worker - Finger Lakes Center for Life
  
• Youth Minister - St. Christopher's

Typical Career Leads

• Career Counselor
  
• Church Worker
  
• Church Worker
  
• Drug Rehabilitation Counselor
  
• Family Services Social Worker
  
• Human Services Worker
  
• School Social Worker
  
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Typical Hiring Organizations

• Churches
  
• Community Organizations
  
• Educational Institutions
  
• Half-Way Houses 
  
• Medical Facilities
  
• Social Service Agencies

Where can you get more information?

• Social Work Department: Professor Virginia David, Chairperson, Smyth, 25A
• Career Services Office:
  • Michael Kahl, Director, Shults Center
    
  • Amy Bauer, Career Counselor, Shults Center

Books available in Career Services

• College Majors and Careers: A Resource Guide for Effective Life Planning. By Paul Phifer
• Good Works: A Guide to Careers in Social Change. Edited by Jessica Cowan

Internet Sites of Interest

• Nazareth College Departmental Website: Social Work
• Health Professions Resources
  
• National Social Science Association
  
• Social Science and Social Issues Clearinghouse
  
• Social Service Jobs
  
• Social Work and Social Service Jobs Online
• The New Social Worker Online