Career Exploration
Industry Guides and Settings for Social Workers
Check out these Wasserman Industry Guides to better understand different settings social workers can bring value and use their skills.
Specialized Setting Guides
Silver Success Series Recordings
The Silver Success Series is an event series featuring career panels of NYU Silver alums, with the goal of highlighting various social work pathways and the versatility of the MSW degree. Alums will share about their own career journeys, their day-to-day experiences, and guidance on entering their particular field of practice.
View recordings of past Silver Success Series events:
Children and Youth in Social Work (6/30/22)
Healthcare and Social Work (7/20/22)
Non-Traditional Pathways in Social Work (8/16/22)
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Work (9/6/22)
Forensic and Criminal Justice Social Work (10/3/22)
Social Work Practice with LGBTQ+ Communities (11/1/22)
School Social Work (12/1/22)
Hospice and Palliative Care Social Work (2/1/23)
Research and Policy Social Work (3/1/23)
Private Practice in Social Work (4/3/23)
The PhD & DSW Pathway in Social Work (10/2/23)
Medical & Hospital Social Work (12/1/23)
