Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Does not pass

• Maintain case history records and prepare reports.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 11.0% of the role's time · $2.6B

• Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 7.5% of the role's time · $1.8B

• Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems, such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 7.3% of the role's time · $1.8B

• Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 7.2% of the role's time · $1.7B

• Refer clients to community resources for services, such as job placement, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, or financial assistance, and provide concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 7.1% of the role's time · $1.7B

• Counsel individuals, groups, families, or communities regarding issues including mental health, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, child care, or medical care.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 6.9% of the role's time · $1.7B

• Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $1.5B

• Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts to help children who face problems, such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 6.1% of the role's time · $1.5B

• Counsel parents with child rearing problems, interviewing the child and family to determine whether further action is required.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.8% of the role's time · $1.4B

• Provide, find, or arrange for support services, such as child care, homemaker service, prenatal care, substance abuse treatment, job training, counseling, or parenting classes to prevent more serious problems from developing.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 4.3% of the role's time · $1.0B

• Arrange for medical, psychiatric, and other tests that may disclose causes of difficulties and indicate remedial measures.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 4.0% of the role's time · $956M

• Address legal issues, such as child abuse and discipline, assisting with hearings and providing testimony to inform custody arrangements.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.6% of the role's time · $863M

• Supervise other social workers.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.4% of the role's time · $828M

• Recommend temporary foster care and advise foster or adoptive parents.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.0% of the role's time · $731M

• Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.0% of the role's time · $722M

• Lead group counseling sessions that provide support in such areas as grief, stress, or chemical dependency.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.7% of the role's time · $649M

• Evaluate personal characteristics and home conditions of foster home or adoption applicants.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.3% of the role's time · $314M

• Conduct social research.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.2% of the role's time · $278M

• Serve on policy-making committees, assist in community development, and assist client groups by lobbying for solutions to problems.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.0% of the role's time · $243M