Social Work - Lake Superior State University

Social Work from Lake Superior State University is a Campus Associate Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Program Description: Workers in this field help people improve their lives, work to alleviate human suffering and promote social justice. In direct service delivery programs you will be working with people who are caught in the grips of social problems and/or struggling with personal adjustment issues. This program provides beginning level skills and knowledge to enable you help people in these circumstances. You will learn about the field of social work, current issues in social work , introductory level clinical diagnosis and practice and will acquire skills in one-on-one counseling. Behavioral and social science perspectives on human behavior as well as basic human biology are included in this program. An extensive internship experience in one or more agency settings will provide you with an opportunity to apply, in a supervised setting, knowledge and skills gained in the classroom. The internship may be completed in the local area or outside the local area. If you are seeking the Associate Degree in Social Work you are strongly encouraged to continue your studies to complete a Bachelor's degree to be successful in today's competitive labor market. You may find the expanded understanding of human behavior provided by the Sociology major or Psychology major to be particularly useful for work in social work programs. Both of these majors also help you develop critical thinking ability, improve writing skills and learn about research through first-hand experience developing and conducting a research project. These abilities are valued by employers in social work and human service agencies. Although most students combine the Associate Degree in Social Work with a bachelor degree in Psychology or Sociology, some choose other bachelor programs to best prepare them to achieve their particular career goals. Advisors will help you make these decisions. Career Descriptions: Paraprofessional?Assists professionals in human service and social work settings, working with adults, families, children and/or the elderly helping connect people with resources and improve individual functioning. Adult care worker?Provides services guiding and assisting adults in an out-patient setting or adult foster care living facility. Adult care worker?Works with professionals to provide assistance to families and children in their homes or placement elsewhere, facilitating adjustment and improving interaction. View more details on Lake Superior State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sociology courses.