About Social Workers

Click here to learn about a rural hospital social worker's typical day. Click here to read about NASW's 2006 New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square. Click here to read how a social worker helped an isolated  Korean-American senior citizen.

Every social worker is uniquely qualified to help people right in their own environment, by looking at all the different aspects of their life and culture. We work to ensure your personal well-being, prevent crises and to counsel individuals, families, and communities. We make sure people get the help they need, from the best resources available. And for more than 100 years, we’ve been doing just that.

Social workers care for people in every stage of life, from children to the elderly. We help them overcome life’s most difficult challenges, and the troubles of everyday living, including:

	poverty		stress
	discrimination		addiction
	abuse		depression
	physical illness		unemployment
	divorce		disability
	death		mental illness

Our help reaches every part of the community, from hospice care to adoption agencies, and in places you may not expect, including: 

	schools		mental health clinics
	hospitals		military barracks
	veterans hospitals		corporations
	senior centers		public social agencies
	prisons

Wherever and whenever you need help, social workers are there.