particularly in voluntary nonprofit agencies, work part-time. Social workers

percent earned more than $54,250. Median annua! earnings in the 
industries employing the largest numbers o f child, family, and school social 
workers in 2002 were: Elementary and secondary schools $44,100 Local 
government 38,140 State government 34,000 Individual and family
services 29,150 Other residential* care facilities 28,470 Median annual 
earnings o f medical and public health social workers were $37,380 in 2002. 
The middle 50 percent earned between $29,700 and $46,540. The lowest 
10 percent earned less than $23,840, and the top 10 percent earned more 
than $56,320. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the 
largest numbers o f medical and public health social workers in 2002 were: 
General medical and surgical hospitals $42,730; Local government 37,620; 
State government 35,250; Nursing care facilities 33,330; Individual and 
family services 31,000; Median annual earnings o f mental health and 
substance abuse social workers were $32,850 in 2002. The middle 50 
percent earned between $25,940 and $42,160. The lowest 10 percent 
earned less than $21,050, and the top 10 percent earned more than $52,240. 
Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of 
mental health and substance abuse social workers in 2002 were: State 
government $38,430; Local government 35,700; Psychiatric and substance
abuse hospitals 34,610; Outpatient care centers 31,370; Individual and 
family services 31,300
(From: http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/code.asp.)
In pairs discuss the challenges provided by the text yo u have ju st
read and think what could be done to improve the situation
.
W hat do yo u know about working conditions and earnings o f
social workers in Russia? Speak about the main problem s that social
workers come across in our country. In groups o f fo u r m ake a plan o f
your ideas and develop some strategies on how to improve the situation.
Be ready to present yo u r opinion in class.
Read the follow ing passage about the structure o f social work in
the USA and to answer the questions bellow
.
Social W ork
Social work is a term used to describe a variety o f organized methods 
o f helping people in some need which they cannot meet unaided. The 
organization o f social work has always tended to be related to specific 
needs or problems, such as poverty, delinquency, and mental or physical 
disablement. Social work methods fall into three main categories: social 
casework which is concerned with individuals and their families; social
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group work in which association with others is the primary therapeutic 
agent and community resources.
The boundaries between these three methods are not distinct and in 
all social work great emphasis is placed on enabling people to use their 
own resources, and those resources which already exist within the 
community, in order to help themselves. The uniqueness of social work is 
in the blend o f some particular values, knowledge and skills, including the 
use of relationships as the basis for all interventions and respect for each 
person’s 
choice 
and 
development. 

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