Revealing the biggest myths and facts about social work


Posted January 10, 2020 by timelessissues

As per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently 607,300 social workers active in the US.

 
As per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently 607,300 social workers active in the US, and it is believed that the number will rise to a whopping amount of 20 percent in the next decade, adding more than 115,000 social workers to the field.

Though the profession is quite lucrative, there are several misconceptions and myths regarding the profession that can compel you to put off the profession entirely. But to your rescue here, we are going to highlight the social work myths so that you won’t fall for them. Have a look!

The first and foremost myth is that Good social workers only work with the government. The next misunderstood norm about social workers is that all social workers are known as social workers.

Another myth associated with the profession is that social workers leave their feelings at home to be able to serve everyone in the society equally. A lot of people also live with the misconception that doing social work won’t earn your bread and butter, which isn’t obviously true because you can list a multitude of names who are billionaires and social workers at the very same time.

Well, if you push your extent of knowledge beyond the boundaries of the social work myths, then you can surely do great for the people as well as yourself.

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Last Updated January 10, 2020