Industries and Professions for Social Work Majors

  • Anti-Human Trafficking Case Manager

  • Child Welfare Caseworker

  • Community Organizer

  • Court Appointed Special Advocate

  • Crime Victim Advocate

  • Delinquency Prevention Social Worker

  • Drug & Alcohol Counselor

  • Employment Counselor

  • Grief & Loss Veterinarian Social Worker

  • Housing Specialist

  • Medical Social Worker

  • Mental Health Social Worker

  • Parole/Probation Officer

  • Policy Maker/Politician

  • Private Practice Licensed Clinical Social Worker

  • Public Defender

  • Recreation Leader/Camp Leader

  • Refugee Resettlement Caseworker

  • Rehabilitation Counselor

  • School Social Worker

  • Senior Center Director

  • Social Welfare Administrator

  • Social Welfare Eligibility Worker

  • Social Work Researcher

  • Veterans Administration Social Worker

Where Social Work Majors Work After Eastern

Eastern alumni have been employed at some of the following organizations: 

  • Access Services, President and CEO
  • Berks Connections Pretrial Services, Reentry Coordinator
  • Bethany Christian Services, Social Worker
  • Bethanna, Foster Care Supervisor 
  • BMA Bethlehem, Renal Social Worker
  • Center for Social Policy and Community Development, Evaluation Specialist
  • Chester County, Assistant Public Defender
  • Council on Social Work Education, President and CEO
  • Esperanza Health Center, Substances Use Disorders ICM
  • Lakeside Educational Network, Counselor 
  • Lancaster County Early Intervention, Caseworker
  • Lewis County Public Health & Hospice, Hospice Social Worker
  • Life Counseling Services, Mental Health Licensed Social Worker
  • Living Waters Church, Church Planter 
  • Marywood University, Dean of Health and Human Services
  • MissionKids, Psycho-Forensic Evaluator 
  • Mission to Unreached People, Thailand Missionary 
  • Morristown Memorial Hospital, Medical Social Worker
  • Pathway to Housing PA, Training Specialist
  • Philadelphia Children’s Alliance (PA), Child Forensic Interview Specialist 
  • Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Caseworker
  • Private Practice, Licensed Clinical Social Worker 
  • The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth, School Social Worker
  • UESF, Lead Family Advocate 
  • University of Wisconsin, Vice President for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging
  • Westgate Hills Rehab and Nursing Center, Director of Social Services
  • Women Against Abuse, Case Manager 
  • Women of Hope, Case Management Supervisor
  • and many more!
“Eastern’s BSW Faculty and my peers helped me grow and become prepared for the workforce. All the learning from the curriculum came together and helped me connect the dots. Now I am ready to be the change, be the voice, be the advocate, and be the social worker I need to be to best serve my clients.”

Mydirah, BSW Social Work '23

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