What is Social Work?

Social work is a field of challenge and change with opportunities for personal and job satisfaction. Social workers are professionals helping people with complex interpersonal and social problems. Social workers are concerned with people’s needs and help them to obtain necessary resources.

They are committed to making society more equitable and responsive to people’s needs. Social work offers a practical approach to solving problems and strengthening individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and society.

Participants - Pictured:
Back Row: Hannah Dahlby, Jake Glaser, Shane Hughes, Ashley Freeland, Felicia Foley, Curtis Steed.
Front Row: Liz Torrison, Tricia sexton, Kristy Riffell, Jennifer Hamilton, Amanda Mock and Shelagh Larkin.
Not Pictured: Maegan Sizemore and Caitlin Mccaughey

Social Work students in Shelagh Larkin's Child Welfare and Development course participated in Legal Aid's Lead Survey Extravaganza. The students along with community participants surveyed 112 lead contaminated properties in Cincinnati. The purpose was to identify renters with children under 6 and or who are pregnant and notify them of the availability of relocation funds available through Hamilton County.