Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Social Work

  • A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling. Find colleges offering social work degree.
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    • Job Description
      Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of professional services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders. Read more about marriage and family therapists in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

      • Total Employment: 30
      • Average Annual Salary: $44,490
      • Average Hourly Rate: $21.39
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 27,300
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 31,300
      • Percent Job Growth: 3.90%
    • Job Description
      Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist single parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers on how to deal with problem children. Read more about child social worker in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

      • Total Employment: 960
      • Average Annual Salary: $35,530
      • Average Hourly Rate: $17.08
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 292,600
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 328,700
      • Percent Job Growth: 36.10%
    • Job Description
      Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations. Read more about probation officers and correctional specialists in our career profile section.
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      Teach courses in social work. Read more about postsecondary social work teachers in our career profile section.
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Social Work
     TotalBachelorMaster
    Overall
    All Students826913
     
    By Gender
    Male853
    Female746410
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien---
    American Indian---
    Black981
    Asian22-
    Hispanic---
    White665412
    Unknown55-
     
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