Skills, knowledge needed for this field:
- Possess empathy for others, an appreciation for diversity, and an interest in social change
- Be service oriented, emotionally mature, objective and sensitive to others
- Use active listening and social perceptiveness skills needed to evaluate, assess and treat behavioral and affective disorders of patients/clients
- Possess thorough knowledge of human behavior and performance as well as knowledge of principles, methods and procedures for diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions
Develop your resume:
- Volunteer at hospitals, soup kitchens, battered women homes, literacy programs, or other social service agencies to gain experience
- Join the Association of Student Social Workers or the Sociology Club
- Become an active member of Phi Alpha Honor Society and Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society
| EMPLOYERS OF MC ALUMNI | |
| Bannum Place of Jackson | Mercy Ministries of America |
| Baptist Children's Village | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians |
| Boswell Regional Clinic | Mississippi Dept of Human Services |
| CARES Behavioral Health System | Mississippi State Hospital |
| Community Behavioral Health | Public School Districts |
| Compass Intervention Center | River Region Health System |
| Department of Public Welfare | Southeast Louisiana Hospital |
| Gilmore Memorial Hospital | The Abiding Journey |
| Haven House Family Shelter | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Hinds Community College | Veterans Affairs |
| LIFT, Inc | Warren-Yazoo Mental Health |
Additional resources and links:
- American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work
- American Sociological Association
- Association of Social Work Boards
- Be A Social Worker.Org
- Council on Social Work Education
- Mississippi State Board of Examiners
- North American Association of Christians in Social Work
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Association of Social Workers, Mississippi Chapter
- National Organization of Forensic Social Work
