From social work researcher to clinical social worker
26 of the 69 essential skills of a clinical social worker are already essential for a social work researcher — about 38% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 26
- skills carry over
- 43
- would be new
- 38%
- of the target job covered
- 69
- essential skills of a clinical social worker
What a clinical social worker does
Clinical social workers provide therapy, counselling, and intervention services to clients. They treat clients with personal struggles, namely mental illness, addiction, and abuse, advocating for them and helping them gain access to the necessary resources. They also focus on the impact of medical and public health issues within social aspects.
What carries over
26 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- address problems critically
- advocate for social service users
- apply case management
- apply holistic approach within social services
- apply quality standards in social services
- assess social service users' situation
- communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
- conduct interview in social service
- consider social impact of actions on service users
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm
- cooperate at inter-professional level
- follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
- have computer literacy
- legal requirements in the social sector
- make legislation transparent for users of social services
- meet standards of practice in social services
- organise social work packages
- promote social change
- protect vulnerable social service users
- refer social service users
- relate empathetically
- social justice
- social sciences
- social work theory
- undertake continuous professional development in social work
What would be new
43 skillsEssential for a clinical social worker and not for a social work researcher. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on mental health
- apply anti-oppressive practices
- apply crisis intervention
- apply decision making within social work
- apply organisational techniques
- apply person-centred care
- apply problem solving in social service
- apply socially just working principles
- build helping relationship with social service users
- clinical social work
- communicate with social service users
- company policies
- comply with legislation related to health care
- deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- develop professional identity in social work
- develop professional network
- empower social service users
- health care system
- identify mental health issues
- involve service users and carers in care planning
- listen actively
- maintain records of work with service users
- manage ethical issues within social services
- manage social crisis
- manage stress in the work place
- negotiate with social service stakeholders
- negotiate with social service users
- plan social service process
- prevent social problems
- promote inclusion
- promote mental health
- promote service users' rights
- provide social counselling
- provide support to social services users
- report on social development
- review social service plan
- support traumatised children
and 3 more
Other moves from social work researcher
2 roles- social work practice educator28 skills in common
- youth offending team worker26 skills in common
← social work researcherclinical social worker →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a clinical social worker?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.