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Social Worker, Mental Health and Substance Abuse
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Activities | Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education. |
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Outlook | Faster-than-average-job growth |
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Median Income | $35,410 per year in 2006 |
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Work Context & Conditions | Full-time social workers usually work a standard 40-hour week. Some occasionally work evenings and weekends to meet with clients, attend community meetings, and handle emergencies. Some, particularly in voluntary nonprofit agencies, work part-time. |
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Minimum Education Requirements | Bachelor's Degree
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Skills | Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Active Listening, Writing, Service Orientation, Negotiation, Time Management, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
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Abilities | Oral Expression, Speech Recognition, Problem Sensitivity, Written Comprehension, Speech Clarity, Inductive Reasoning, Oral Comprehension |
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Interviews | Linda Doty Debby Hill |
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