What Can You Do With An Undergraduate Degree in Social Work?

Social Work Related Skills

  • Assessment & Interviewing
  • Case Management/Coordination
  • Comfortable Using Technology
  • Confidential Information Handling
  • Detailed oriented decision making
  • Effective writing skills
  • Ethical and unbiased approach
  • Evaluation
  • Group Communication
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Leading Discussion
  • Listening Skills
  • Motivating Others
  • Observation
  • Organized Record Keeping
  • Patience/Problem Solving
  • Project Management/Planning
  • Time Management
  • Treatment Planning
  • Understanding Personal Dynamics
  • Working with and Helping Others

Related Entry-Level Career Titles

  • Adoption Case Specialist
  • Career Adviser
  • Case Aide
  • Case Manager
  • Child Care Work
  • Community Service Organizer
  • Family Assessment Worker
  • Government Worker
  • Mental Health Associate
  • Patient Intake Coordinator
  • Policy Advocate
  • Research Associate
  • Social & Health Services Assistant
  • Social Services Coordinator
  • Wellness Adviser
  • Youth & Family Specialist

Employers of Social Work Majors

  • Adoption/Foster Career Agencies
  • Child Welfare Services
  • Counseling Centers
  • Criminal Justice Agencies
  • Developmental Disability Services
  • Domestic Violence Programs
  • Educational Institutions
  • Federal, State, & Local Government
  • Group Homes
  • Half-way Houses & Homeless Shelters
  • Hospitals
  • Income Management Programs
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Public Housing Agencies
  • Rehabilitation Facilities
  • Residential Treatment Programs
  • Retirement Homes
  • Social Services Organizations
  • Veteran Facilities

Job Posting Sites

  • 鈥� human services job search
  • 鈥� nonprofit and government search engine
  • 聽鈥� job search engine for social services
  • 聽鈥� job board and career center
  • UIS CareerConnect聽鈥� UIS Career Development Center鈥檚 job posting site
  • 聽鈥� federal government job search
  • -Behavioral & Mental Health Jobs in Illinois

Career Planning Links

  • 聽鈥� career planning in social work
  • 聽is a site supported U.S. Department of Labor with great career tools/resources
  • GOALS Program:聽UIS Career Development Center career development learning module
  • 聽鈥� career profile on social workers
  • 聽Online is the National job outlook and projections resource
  • UIS Social Work Department聽鈥� provides an overview of their program

Professional Affiliations

  • UIS Unite University of Illinois Springfield Alumni Association