How do they match: Child, Family, and School Social Workers

  • Child, Family, and School Social Workers

  • Community Organization Worker
  • Adoption Worker
  • Adoption Social Worker
  • CPS Social Worker
  • Case Worker
  • Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Child Abuse Worker
  • Child Protective Services Social Worker
  • Child Welfare Worker
  • Child Welfare Social Worker
  • Child and Family Services Worker
  • Delinquency Prevention Social Worker
  • Family Support Worker
  • Family Support Specialist
  • Family Preservation Worker
  • Family Service Worker
  • Foster Care Worker
  • Foster Care Social Worker
  • Group Worker
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Licensed Social Worker
  • Medical Social Worker
  • Program Support Specialist
  • Protective Services Social Worker
  • Public Housing Community Relations and Services Advisor
  • School Social Worker
  • Social Worker

  • Work in child and adolescent residential institutions.
  • Counsel individuals, groups, families, or communities regarding issues including mental health, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, child care, or medical care.
  • Lead group counseling sessions that provide support in such areas as grief, stress, or chemical dependency.
  • Provide, find, or arrange for support services, such as child care, homemaker service, prenatal care, substance abuse treatment, job training, counseling, or parenting classes to prevent more serious problems from developing.
  • Refer clients to community resources for services, such as job placement, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, or financial assistance, and provide concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply.
  • Serve on policy-making committees, assist in community development, and assist client groups by lobbying for solutions to problems.
  • Supervise other social workers.

  • Advise clients or community groups on health issues.
  • Advocate for individual or community needs.
  • Evaluate potential problems in home or work environments of clients.
  • Refer clients to community or social service programs.
  • Refer individuals to educational or work programs.
  • Supervise workers providing client or patient services.