GUIDE TO A CAREER IN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK Beverley Calito-Melgar

Students Guide to a Career in International Social Work Self Assessment Research Match up experience and skills Finding a position

Self Assessment  Why am I interested?  Am interested in macro, micro or both?  Interest in living abroad?  What skills can I offer?  Help those that may not have resources to help themselves  Micro, I want to work with diverse populations.  Yes!  Leadership skills, program development, communication (Bilingual) Questions to ask…Answers…

Dream Job - Latin America - Children - Health - Education - Faith based What components would that job have?

Research  Find a target country  Guatemala  Organizations providing aid to children/youth  Education, health, faith-based, etc.

World Vision  Children Youth  Provides  Education  Health care  Food Agriculture  Water sanitation  Faith-based  Based in the U.S.  Partners with local efforts

Matching Experience and Skills  Get experience in home country first  Develop and perfect skills needed  Continue education  Travel abroad  Try short term  Evaluate

Finding the Position  University  Online job banks  Network  Meet with someone at university career center  Browse reputable sites for available positions  Use professors, classmates and colleagues as tools Know your resources…Use them…

The World is yours… “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mahatma Ghandi