Also called: Case Manager, Family Protection Specialist, Family Service Worker, School Social Worker
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
Data base user interface and query software
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Spreadsheet software
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