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What is Social Work?
Karen Gallagher: "Social Work is defined as working with people in the circumstance including drug abuse,poverty,alcohol and looking at making a positive change to people's lives. This could be achieved through a number of solutions, the main aspect is to empower individuals to make changes themselves with the support of social work."
How I got into Social Work?
Karen Gallagher: "I went to high school and finished it at the age of 18, I then traveled for three years and joined university at the age of 21 where I studied social work for four years and gained the degree of B A (Honors) in social work."
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What Is: | |
1) | Social Work |
Education: | |
2) | Intervention Theories |
3) | Child Development |
4) | Law |
5) | Sociology |
6) | Psychology |
Skills: | |
7) | Communication |
8) | Organisation Skills |
9) | Teamwork |
10) | Time Management |
11) | Patience and Persistence |
12) | Problem Solving |
13) | Assessment Risk |
Positives: | |
14) | Meeting New People |
15) | Rewarding |
16) | Different Work Environment |
17) | Continuous Learning |
Challenges: | |
18) | Report Writing |
19) | Work Life Balance |
20) | Awareness |
21) | Travelling |
22) | High Responsibility |
A Day Of: | |
23) | Social Work |


LifePage Career Talk on Social Work
https://www.lifepage.in/career/20170523-0002/Arts/Social-Work/Career-in-Social-Work/englishFull Talk: https://lifepage.app.link/20170523-0002
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71nF4KEn4FE
(Social Work, Karen Gallagher, City Edinburgh Council, Social Work, Society, Sociology, Social Changes, Societal Work)
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