If you're a newly-minted social worker, without much work experience, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a SW job here. If you're licensed as a therapist (or have other credentials), you can create work for yourself as a freelancer -- doing marriage/couples therapy, family home studies for international adoptions, etc.
Most schools employ proper school counselors, and the culture here is such that they're still not much for airing unsavory private issues (sexual abuse, sexual orientation issues, substance abuse, eating disorders etc.). That said, there IS a need in the community for professionals who can support individuals with these problems...so I would say get some training in a few areas like the ones mentioned above, and see what you do.
If you're a newly-minted social worker, without much work experience, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a SW job here. If you're licensed as a therapist (or have other credentials), you can create work for yourself as a freelancer -- doing marriage/couples therapy, family home studies for international adoptions, etc.
Most schools employ proper school counselors, and the culture here is such that they're still not much for airing unsavory private issues (sexual abuse, sexual orientation issues, substance abuse, eating disorders etc.). That said, there IS a need in the community for professionals who can support individuals with these problems...so I would say get some training in a few areas like the ones mentioned above, and see what you do.