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CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS* This book is available in large font format upon requestTABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION & THE CUSSW MISSIONPAGE 2OFFICE OF CAREER & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTABOUT THE OFFICECONTACT INFORMATIONPAGE 3HOW TO USE THE CAREER PLANNING CHARTCUSSW ERECRUITING: ONLINE CAREER WEBSITEPAGE 4PAGE 4STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONSPAGE 5-6METHOD & FIELD JOB OUTLINETRANSFERABLE SKILLSLET’S GET STARTED: THE 5 STEPS TO CAREER PLANNINGIDENTIFYING YOUR CAREER GOALS: THE VIPSDEVELOP SOLID MARKETING TOOLSWRITING A WINNING RESUMEWRITING A STRONG COVER LETTERPRESENTING YOUR REFERENCESWRITING SAMPLESNETWORKING: USING THE ELEVATOR SPEECHRESEARCH THE SOCIAL WORK SECTORIDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND EXECUTE THE JOB SEARCHCAREER FAIRSINTERVIEWINGSEALING THE DEALPAGE 7-14PAGE 14-16PAGE 17-33FINDING A JOB USING SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLSPAGE 34-37THE IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONALISMPAGE 37-40LICENSING IN NEW YORK STATEPAGE 41-55OTHER HELPFUL “TIP SHEETS” AND POWERPOINTSPAGE 56PERSONAL CAREER PLANNING WORKSHEETPAGE 57-59SAMPLE RESUMES & COVER LETTERSPAGE 60-75BIBLIOGRAPHYPAGE 76NOTESPAGE 77-78CAREER PLANNING CHARTPAGE 78-79Office of Career & Leadership Development1

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSWelcome to the Columbia University School of Social Work. For over 100years, CUSSW has been educating leaders in the field of social work andhelping to shape the profession. Upon graduation, you join a network ofmore than 16,000 alumni worldwide. As a social worker educated at CUSSW,you will have the knowledge and skills to work in a wide range of areasincluding schools, NGOs, government agencies, philanthropic foundations,social service agencies, private practice, hospitals, think tanks, courts andbusiness corporations. Comprehensive study within your practice methodand field of practice will allow you to find meaningful work that is alignedwith your interests and goals. As a CUSSW student, you will learn an arrayof transferable skills and competencies that will make you an asset to anyorganization.This guide is a resource to help direct you through the career planningprocess. In order to do this in an efficient and effective way, the Guide hasbeen organized into 5 steps. In conjunction with individual careercounseling, through the Office of Career & Leadership Development, thesesteps will help you assess, identify, execute and manage your careerplanning over the course of your time at CUSSW. Additionally, the Guideincludes a practice method and field of practice job outline, job search steps,tip sheets and sample documents and is also available online MBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK MISSION STATEMENTColumbia University School of Social Work derives its mission from theUniversity's goal to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level andto use that knowledge for human betterment and societal advancement. Tothat end, the School aims to prepare graduate students for advanced socialwork practice and professional leadership within a diverse learningenvironment, to advance knowledge for effective social work practice andeducation, to enhance the welfare of the citizens and communities of NewYork City, the nation, and around the world, and to further the goals of theuniversity and the social work profession.More specifically, the School's educational and research programs draw onthe profession's body of knowledge, values and skills in seeking to:strengthen practices, programs, and policies that support and enhance theopportunities, resources, and capacities of people to achieve their fullpotential; prevent and alleviate personal, interpersonal and societalproblems; redress conditions that limit human development and quality oflife; and, promote human rights, social justice and respect for humandiversity. Further, the School's faculty, students and graduates seek toenhance the well-being of local, national and international communities andto advance the University and the profession through collaboration,consultation, and public service.Office of Career & Leadership Development2

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSABOUT THE OFFICE OF CAREER & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTThe Office of Career & Leadership Development offers guidance as youcultivate and refine your interests, experiences and goals, and providesinformation and tools to help you plan your career. The goal of the Office isto offer students reliable support and impart them with the knowledge andresources so that they can plan their careers and find work that ismeaningful. The Office collaborates with other administrative offices andfaculty within CUSSW and CU to ensure that you are supported throughoutyour educational course as a student and after you graduate as analumna/us.Throughout the academic year (Sept.-May), the Office of CareerDevelopment offers individual career counseling to students both byappointment and during weekly drop in hours. Individual counseling givesyou the option to focus on your particular career issues. The Office alsosupports students though career focused programming and events includingworkshops, alumni panels, networking opportunities and career fairs.Workshops are offered during the Fall and Spring semesters and provide tipson many areas including writing resumes and cover letters, interviewing,networking and licensing. Because CUSSW students come from around theworld, we also offer workshops tailored to the needs of internationalstudents. Additionally, we co-host the Not-For-Profit and Public ServiceCareer Fair and the Master’s Level Social Work Job Fair.OFFICE OF CAREER AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONTACT INFORMATIONLocation: Room 525 & 526Address: 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 525, Mail Code 4600 NY, NY 10027Website: http://www.socialwork.columbia.edu/careers/To make an individual appointment: http://www.rich35.com/columbia/Director: Kim BarberichTelephone: 212-851-2321Fax: 212-932-7817Email: kcb2105@columbia.eduCareer Counselor: Michelle KellyTelephone: 212-851-2399Email: mtk12@columbia.eduFor a list Career Development workshop and events go calendar.htmlOffice of Career & Leadership Development3

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSHOW TO USE THE CAREER PLANNING CHARTThe Career Planning Chart on pg. 78-79 and on the Career & LeadershipDevelopment webpage allows you to plan, track and benchmark your careerdevelopment goals. The Chart maps the essential career planning tasksacross the progression of four semesters. The chart lists the order of thesetasks and indicates the period, during your first or second year, that theyshould be completed. It also allows you to record the status of each taskalong with any roadblocks you run into. For Advanced Standing, Extendedand Reduced Residency students, the tasks can be merged across theprogression of two semesters or adapted during a counseling appointment toalign with your time schedule. You should bring your Career Planning Chartwhen you come to any workshops or career counseling appointments. Themanagement of your career planning process will allow you to realize yourprofessional goals.CUSSW ERECRUITING WEBSITECUSSW has its own online recruiting site called eRecruiting. This site allowsemployers to post jobs and summer internships exclusively for CUSSWmaster-level students. Each student is provided with a unique username,and can peruse the site to do career research, post career related documentsand apply for jobs and summer opportunities.To log on to eRecruiting:1. Go to the Career & Leadership Development page on the CUSSW /login.jsp2. Enter user name & password (your username is your uni email and yourpassword is cussw which you can change once you are logged on).3. Congratulations! You are now on the eRecruiting Network at the ColumbiaUniversity School of Social Work.4. Forgot your password? No problem, just click on Forgot yourpassword? on the upper right of the page and it will be emailed to you.BLOGThe Office of Career & Leadership Development has its own blog athttp://cusocialworkcareers.wordpress.com/. Check it out for careerinformation, upcoming career related workshops and events at CUSSW andbeyond, helpful job links and news related to the field of social work.WETFEETCUSSW students have access to Columbia University Wetfeet, an onlinecareer resource site with articles, career, and employer information. To getto the site go to the Career & Leadership Development webpageOffice of Career & Leadership Development4

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSSTATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONSWHAT STUDENTS CAN EXPECT FROM US:¾ Individual career counseling (30 minute appointments) to discuss careertopics such as: Self assessment & goal setting Implementing a career plan Résumé and cover letter critiques Deciding on a practice method Interview preparation Mock interviews Networking strategies Salary negotiation Job and summer internship search Career options and decision-making Graduate school applications Competitive Fellowship/Internship application Licensing Assistance¾ Professional development workshops that cover: Marketing yourself: writing resumes and cover letters The job search process Choosing a method and career planning Taking the work out of networking Conducting a long distance job search Information for international students Professional writing for jobs and competitive fellowships Making the most of a job fair Acing the interview Accepting, declining & negotiating offers¾ Programs during that academic year that include: Alumnae panels & networking events centered on specific career areasincluding SEA, Policy, Clinical, AGPP, International Social Work, PrivatePractice, NFP, and HR. Career Fairs (MSW Fair, NFP Fair, Education Fair, Public Health CareerDay) Information Sessions (International Organizations Day, Peace CorpsInfo Session) Presentations on targeted career areas (Jobs in Washington DC, PMFFellowship)¾ Career Development Information from the following sources: CUSSW Guide to Career Development: A Career Planning Resource forSocial Work Students Career Development e-updates (weekly) Office of Career & Leadership Development BlogOffice of Career & Leadership Development5

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS Career Tip Sheets (available outside Room 525)Monthly Stall Street JournalCareer development books to take out on loan for 5 daysCalendar of Career Development events on 5th Floor¾ Guidance finding work in a variety of professional settings including: Not for profits Government—city, state & federal Corporations Hospitals Think tanks Schools Social service agencies Private practice Community development agencies Foundations NGOs International organizations Advocacy Groups EAPs Labor unions Consulting firms¾ The Career Development Office is focused on helping students plan theircareers and learn the tools so they can find meaningful jobs now and inthe future. We are not a job placement office. While we offer workshopsand programs to reach a larger number of students we encourage allstudents to make an appointment to discuss their individual needs.What we expect from students:¾ Students should arrive on time for career counseling appointments. If astudent is unable to make a scheduled appointment they should call oremail the Office. If a student arrives more then 10 minutes late for anappointment it will be rescheduled.¾ Students should come to their appointment prepared to discuss his/hercareer development questions. This means coming with a list of 3-4topics that you want to cover during your appointment.¾ Students should bring hard copies of their resume and other professionaldocuments they would like reviewed to their appointment. We do notreview documents on a laptop computer.¾ Students should act in a professional manner when attending counselingappointments, alumnae panels, networking events, career fairs, and otherprograms. This includes dressing professionally, correspondingprofessionally via email and telephone and being respectful of others.Office of Career & Leadership Development6

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSMETHOD & FIELD JOB OUTLINECUSSW has an exceptional interdisciplinary curriculum that is aimed atpreparing exemplary professional social workers who are “citizens of theworld”. In the first and second semesters, you will build the foundation for asuccessful social work career by focusing on practice, policy, research, andethics. During the third and fourth semesters, in-depth study of a chosenpractice method and field of practice will prepare you for work in a particularprofessional domain. The following information offers career direction as itrelates to the four practice methods and seven fields of practice. Becausesocial work is such a broad and diverse profession, there is overlap of thefour practice methods and such also of the corresponding professional areasoutlined below. Following the method/field job outline, you will also find anadditional list of transferable skills. The combination of social work andtransferable skills and competencies will allow you to market yourself as awell rounded and knowledgeable professional with the ability to work invarious professional areas.Practice Method ConcentrationsAdvanced Clinical Social Work PracticeAdvanced Clinical Social Work Practice emphasizes assessment, intervention,monitoring and evaluation, and uses individual, family and group strategies.Skills learned include: Solid understanding of client engagement with an ecologicalperspective - the assessment of individuals, families, and groups inrelation to their environments Understanding of differential diagnosis Conceptualization and development of clinical practice interventions Clinical application of risk and resiliency theories Knowledge of clinical issues with specific client populations Evidence based social work thinking and practice Interdisciplinary collaboration & awareness of experts in fieldProfessional Areas:¾ Health Care: Social workers help patients handle the personal and socialfactors that come with illness by provide direct service: assessing apatient’s needs, managing the patient’s services, planning for care afterrecovery, educating patients and their families, and helping patients copewith illness related personal and psychological issues.Employers include: hospitals, VA hospitals, HMOs, nursing homes, hospiceand palliative care facilities, senior centers, and community health clinics.¾ Substance Abuse Treatment: Social workers trained in alcohol and drugtreatment help individuals, families and communities recover fromsubstance abuse by providing case management, group and individualtherapy, family counseling, advocacy for jobs and housing, communityresource development and policy making initiatives. Note: employersOffice of Career & Leadership Development7

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSoften request additional qualifications for this work including a certificationas a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC).Employers include: inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities,methadone maintenance clinics, community development agencies, familyservice agencies, schools, college/university counseling services, victimservices agencies, VA Hospitals and correctional facilities.¾ Mental Health Care: Social workers practice in both urban and ruralsettings and provide direct service to individuals, families and groups.Clients can be dealing with a wide range of issues including relationshipdiscord, grief, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and personalitydisorders.Employers include: community mental health centers, community crisiscenters, religious institutions, psychiatric hospitals, VA hospitals, inpatienttreatment facilities, victim services programs, domestic violence centers,college/university counseling services, family service agencies,correctional facilities and private practice.¾ School Social Work: Social workers practice within schools and provide alink between the student’s school, home and community. They providedirect service to students and focus on issues that interfere with astudent’s success in school including truancy, suicide risk, violence, drugand alcohol abuse, school dropout, teen pregnancy, homelessness andrelationship discord. Social workers also often work to address the needsof students in special education classes. Social workers utilize their skillsand knowledge for counseling, conflict resolution, outreach to thecommunity, consultation with school staff, information and referral tostudents and families, and evaluation of services provided by the school.Employers include: elementary and secondary public, private and charterschools, special education placement offices and Head Start centers.Advanced Generalist Practice and Programming (AGPP)AGPP students learn to apply an interactive, integrated perspective to SocialWork practice & programming. Students develop skills in direct practice andlearn to assess how organizational settings and the contexts in which clientslive and work facilitate and hinder clients’ welfare. AGPP emphasizes directand community practice, movement from case to cause, communityoutreach, group leadership and development of innovative and responsivesocial programs and program resources, including staffing and funding.Skills learned include: Micro level: direct practice, counseling, interviewing, assessment,referral Mezzo level: community and population-focused needs assessment,program planning, design & development, program evaluation,proposal writing, planning, advocacy, coalition building Macro level: administration, policy, educationOffice of Career & Leadership Development8

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSProfessional Areas:¾ Community Organizing: Social workers practice building consensusaround community issues. This work can involve raising the publicconsciousness about a matter of concern, gathering people together towork for a common goal or to receive specialized services. Social workersgather information, create strategic plans, educate the public, raise funds,manage conflict, train new leaders, and develop resources and networks.Employers include: community development agencies, communitycoalitions, community action programs, neighborhood coalition programs,social justice organizations, human rights organizations, advocacyprograms, minority and religious representation groups.¾ Social Service Administration & Management: Social workers take onvarious roles within both public and private organizations (i.e. ExecutiveDirector, Director, Program Director, Program Officer, Program Analyst).They plan and evaluate services, projects and programs, formulate policy,develop budgets, manage operations, raise funds, allocate resources,oversee public relations, and train and supervise employees. Socialworkers often focus on public welfare by providing support to vulnerablepopulations including children, older adults, and people with chronic ordebilitating conditions. Some social workers focus specifically on childrenby aiding struggling families to prevent problems that could result inneglect or abuse. Social workers also work to eliminate social conditionsthat negatively affect children including inadequate housing, poverty,substance abuse, domestic violence and lack of access to health care.Employers include: family service agencies, public & private child welfareagencies, agencies on aging, state mental health departments, employeeassistance programs, probation departments, hospitals, public welfareagencies, adoption agencies, day care centers, foster care agencies.¾ Development/Foundation: Social workers have the knowledge and skills towork as Program Associates/Officers where they assess grant proposalsand develop, maintain and evaluate grant making initiatives or asDevelopment Officers where they write grants and conduct fundraisingendeavors.Employers include: private or charitable foundations (i.e. The Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation, Habitat for Humanity) are non-profitorganizations established by an individual, a family or a group forphilanthropic purposes. A foundation can either donate funds toindividuals or organizations that are aligned with the issues that itsupports or provide the main source of funding for their own charitableendeavors.Office of Career & Leadership Development9

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSPolicy PracticePolicy Practice is the work of establishing or changing social policy and drawson the resources of CUSSW and Columbia’s School of International and PublicAffairs. This method is focused on policy analysis and advocacy, includingthe knowledge, values, and skills to define policy issues from a social workperspective. Skills learned include: Policymaking process: identify issue, develop options, enact policy,implement policy and evaluate outcomes Ability to conduct research, collect and analyze policy data Preparation of testimony Knowledge of theoretical frameworks of policymaking Use of quantitative and qualitative data Understanding of intersect btw. micro (client) and macro (policy) levelProfessional Areas:¾ Policy & Planning: Social workers are in a unique position to work in anyorganization that examines policy to meet human needs. Social workersidentify social problems from homelessness to racism to mental illness,study the needs and issues of affected individuals and communities,conduct research, propose legislation and suggest different approaches ornew programs. Responsibilities include compiling data, analyzinglegislation, drafting policy briefs, testifying at public hearings, workingwith the media, talking with policymakers, lobbying elected officials andwriting grants.Employers include: social service agencies, community organizations,public interest groups, local, state and federal government, voluntaryhealth and welfare councils, advocacy organizations, developmentcorporations, think tanks, trade associations, non-profit organizations,professional associations, councils and INGOs.¾ Research: Social workers work as a Researchers, Assistants, Associates,Analysts or Managers within various types of research drivenorganizations. Social Workers provide the framework for evidence basedpractice by helping to develop and define concepts and determinewhether a program is effective in affecting social change. Responsibilitiesas a researcher include: analyzing data, drafting documents, developingresearch plans, creating funding proposals, and publishing and presentingfindings to various outlets. Note: senior positions within research basedorganizations often require a PhD.Employers include: schools of social work, government agencies, thinktanks, institutes, consulting firms, councils and foundations.¾ Politics (state, local, national): Social workers find that by holding anelected office they are able to advocate for a social cause on a differentlevel. Others find that their skills work best in support of a candidate whohas the ability to make the social change they support.Office of Career & Leadership Development10

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSEmployers include: political campaigns, political parties, schools boards,advocacy groups and associations.Social Enterprise Administration (SEA)SEA builds knowledge, skills, and values in administering, planning andmanaging programs and organizations. Students develop the skills toadminister an agency or a program or to work as a planner in thedevelopment of social services. Skills learned include: Program planning & evaluation Contemporary technical & substantive issues in human resourcemanagement Financial management Personnel development and training Managing human service organizationsProfessional areas:¾ Administration & Management: Social workers practice in both the publicand private sector as administrators and managers who plan and evaluateservices & programs, formulate policy, develop budgets, manageoperations, raise funds, allocate resources, oversee public relations anddirect, train, supervise and evaluate employees.Employers include: not-for profits, social enterprise businesses, socialservice agencies, community organizations and hospitals.¾ Human Resources: Social workers can utilize their skills and knowledge inmany areas within a human resources department. These areas include:employee assistance/relations, recruitment & hiring, program training,development and evaluation, organizational development, wellnessprograms and generalist practices.Employers include: corporations, mid-level sized businesses, not-forprofits, schools and government agencies.¾ Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Social workers working for an EAPhelp employees and their families with problems related to jobperformance and satisfaction including emotional distress, healthconcerns, financial challenges, family issues (children or aging parents),eating disorders, substance abuse, safe working environments and workrelationship issues. Social workers do assessments, counseling andreferral services.Employers include: EAPs can be independent or employed bycorporations, businesses, labor unions and organizational consultingfirms.¾ Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy: Social workers canimpact the departments within a corporation that accomplish work with asocial component. Social Responsibility examines the impact of theirOffice of Career & Leadership Development11

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSorganization’s actions and outcomes on the environment, customers,employees, shareholders, communities and other stakeholders.Philanthropy voluntary donates the corporation’s funds, products oremployee volunteerism to charitable organizations. Corporatephilanthropy is an important function of a corporation's broader socialresponsibility.Employers include: multinational and national corporations¾ Product Development: Social workers interested in social welfare with adesign edge can work as analysts or managers for organizations thatdesign and development low-cost products and services to meet theneeds of the world’s poor.Employers include: multinational and national corporations andbusinesses, and social enterprise businesses.¾ Social Marketing: Social workers can provide their knowledge andexperience within an organization focused on marketing products, serviceor idea to achieve a social good.Employers include: marketing agencies, advertising agencies, publicrelations firms, and marketing depts. within businesses or corporations.Fields of PracticeAgingFocus on the developmental, social, health, mental health, and service needsof older adults and their families. The emerging service system of this fieldincludes services to middle-aged adults (pre-retirement planning, familytreatment, lifelong learning); to healthy older adults (re-socialization, crisisintervention, advocacy, functional assessment, post-retirement planning); tothe frail elderly (specialized housing, congregate care, long-term care,community outreach, and information and referral); and to dying olderpersons and their families.Employers include: hospitals, insurance companies, nursing homes,retirement communities, senior centers, agencies on aging, senior volunteerprograms, senior housing facilities, mental health centers, adult day carecenters, home health care, rehabilitation centers and social service agencies.Contemporary Social Issues (CSI)Emerging social problems, their etiology, epidemiology, andinterconnections; relevant policies, programs, and practices; andcoordination or lack thereof among service systems that seek to addressthese problems. Contemporary social issues, via advocacy and a forensicapproach, addresses the impact of issues and problems in the criminal justicesystem, homelessness, community violence, and substance abuse and theirimpact on individuals, groups, couples, families, communities, and society.Office of Career & Leadership Development12

CUSSW GUIDE TO CAREER DEVELOPMENTA CAREER PLANNING RESOURCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTSEmployers include: criminal justice system (courts, police departments, DA’soffice), detention centers, correctional facilities, family treatment centers,social welfare agencies and crime victims services.Family, Youth, and Children’s ServicesThe economic and social status and special needs of families, youth, andchildren; laws, funding, and service organizations; family support and childcare services; preventive and protective services; school-related and/orschool-based services; adolescent issues.Employers include: adoption agencies, day care centers, foster careagencies, public & private child welfare agencies, family service agencies andyouth development programs.Health, Mental Health, and DisabilitiesFocus on an overview of the health delivery system in the United States.Identification of health factors and social stressors that affect clients andsocial work practice; program development and evaluation; fiscal, legal, andorganizational sanctions and influences, including managed care; assessmentof system entry points for client care and advocacy.Employers include: hospitals, HMOs, nursing homes, hospice and palliativecare facilities, home health care, senior centers, community health clinics,community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, i

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