Skills Said Useful in Elected Positions

Colleagues Enter a Range of Public Offices

“I’m not a politician; I’m just somebody who’s doing a public service.”

By Lyn Stoesen, News Staff

Illustration: John Michael Yanson

One of the benefits of a social work degree is the wide range of professional opportunities social workers have available to them, including counseling, administration and advocacy work, among many other fields of practice.

A number of social workers have discovered another position their degrees and experience have prepared them well for: public office.

The U.S. Congress includes six social workers, but it is on the local level that social workers often first find themselves drawn to seeking positions in elected governments.

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