social work

What Do Social Workers Actually Do?

Question by Mz Lopez: What do social workers actually do?
I wanna go to school for psychology but I wanna work more along troubled teenagers or people in need of help like a social worker I guess. not giving medicine.

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Answer by Saadia
The investigate cases of child abuse and/or neglect.

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Is Is Possible to Work With Mainly Adolescents as a Social Worker?

Question by Kat: Is is possible to work with mainly adolescents as a social worker?
It’s just a career I’m considering. By adolescents, I mean teenagers and young adults. I don’t know if I want to work with really young kids all the time..

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Answer by monique
Yes, there are positions out there in working with youth services, to include juvenile detention centers and facilities; residential treatment; high schools, etc. Residential treatment centers are in different specialties…..some may focus on drug/alcohol abuse; some may be eating disorder treatment centers, etc. There are also positions with children’s hospitals, and psych hospitals.

Looking to Volunteer at a Drug and Alcohol Treatment/rehabilitation Clinic?

Question by youngguy92: Looking to volunteer at a drug and alcohol treatment/rehabilitation clinic?
I am looking for some drug and alcohol treatment centers in California to volunteer for. First I am 19 going into my second year of college and want to volunteer at one because I am very interested in the field and guiding my way in that direction. The issue is I am having a hard time finding treatment centers in California (actually in southern California). I have been searching the internet for a while and all I can find are outpatient clinics. Thanks for the help!

COMMUNITY COMMENT: You Can Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

COMMUNITY COMMENT: You can help prevent prescription drug abuse

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Many parents worry their children will experiment with alcohol or marijuana or other drugs. Those are valid concerns, yet we need to alert parents of a parallel drug problem that also has taken root in Indiana and plagues Hoosier families: abuse of …
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Steppingstone substance abuse program to work with male offenders

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Police Combat Rise in Prescription Drug Abuse

Police combat rise in prescription drug abuse

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You won't find a pair of shoes hanging from the power lines high above 8th and Lincoln in Central Richmond. Instead, orange and red cough … Diaz and his partner, Officer Matt Stonebraker, said they see prescription drug abuse in Richmond all the time …
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Parental Drug Abuse Puts More Kids In Harm's Way

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Substance Abuse or Mental Health Counseling or Social Work?

Question by Kate: Substance abuse or mental health counseling or social work?
I plan on switching my major to substance abuse or mental health counseling or social work. I don’t know which one to choose.

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Answer by Just Mary
They’re all good fields of study. You have to go with what you like.

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Prescription Drug Barrels Spread Across County

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