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	Social Worker

	Job Highlights
	What does a Social Worker do? Montgomery County's Social Workers provide comprehensive social work services to culturally diverse clients and their families, either individually or as part of a multi-disciplinary team. As a Social Worker, you may work in a residential facility, local health clinic, school, or other office, depending on your area of assignment. While duties will vary depending on the assignment, most work involves:
		obtaining pertinent data from clients, members of their families and others to assess socio-economic, emotional, or health problems
		identifying and recommending appropriate resources to minimize problems
		developing, with the client, a plan of action for services and follow-up
		providing counseling to clients and members of their families to aid them in achiving a more satisfactory social, economic, emotional, or physical adjustment
		providing preventive, protective, or supportive services to individuals or groups threatened by situations detrimental to their well-being or that of the community.
	Working Conditions As a Montgomery County Social Worker, your working conditions will include: working in an office environment occasionally visiting a client's home working with individuals experiencing various degrees of psychosocial, physical, or financial problems.
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Last edited: 12/29/2009