[HumanSer] Introduction: I'm new to the list

[Amy Ruell]

Hello,
Welcome to the list. It’s great to see you looking at your options so early in your career. I have been a social worker for over 45 years and I’ve worked with a variety of populations. Depending upon the population you want to work with and what you want to do, at least in some states you may need to get an advanced degree, which would allow you to provide therapy or essentially to have advisory and administrative positions. I think the ability to use a social work debris in a rehabilitation setting varies from place to place. I know that in many states in the northeast, agencies, usually hire people with rehabilitation degrees, but I’m sure this varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Hope this is helpful, keep those questions coming!
Amy Ruell, LICSW.

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> On Mar 17, 2026, at 7:25 PM, Sidney Horn via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> My name is Sidney. I'm a 20-year-old college student living in Illinois.
> I've been a part of the NFB for a little bit now; I'm in the Nabs division,
> and am a part of the NFB of Illinois.
> I'm currently attending college, majoring in social work. I'm a Sophomore
> in college, and am still finishing out my gen eds classes. This semester
> should hopefully be my last semester of gen eds. I'm currently taking 5
> classes this semester, and one of them is intro to social work.
> I'd love to hear from any of you who are either later on in the career, or
> later on in your major, getting closer to going out in the workforce.
> I know social work is a very broad field, so in particular, I'm thinking of
> working with youth and young adults either doing counseling services, or
> providing services, like outreach to others.
> Can you also be a VR counselor with a social work degree? I have thought of
> that as well.
> Kindest regards and I'm excited to hear from you all on here,
> 
> 
> Sidney
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