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Social Workers - Yorktown, VA

We found 11 social workers in Yorktown, VA. See refinement options below.

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Elizabeth Hammond Proctor Gilbert, LCSW

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Social Work

100 Enterprise Drive, Yorktown, VA 23692

757-736-3725

Ms. Elizabeth Gilbert works as a social work specialist in Yorktown, VA.
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Karen C. Lewis, LMFT, LCSW

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Social Work, Family Therapy

160 Main, Yorktown, VA 23690

256-625-9514

Ms. Karen Lewis works as a family therapy and social work specialist in Yorktown, VA.
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Ms. Angela Jeanne Giles, LCSW

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107- Little Bay Avenue, Yorktown, VA 23693

757-865-2318

Ms. Angela Giles specializes in social work and practices in Yorktown, VA.
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Maria Del Carmen Puente Medina, LCSW

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Social Work

100 Enterprise Drive, Yorktown, VA 23692

757-736-3725

Ms. Maria Puente Medina is a social work specialist in Yorktown, VA.

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What is Social Work?

Strongly influenced by the concepts of human rights and social justice, social workers are professionals that help vulnerable individuals, families, and groups in need. Social work can include a variety of different jobs or careers, but in essence it involves meeting people in their home environment, identifying the issues that are causing social problems for them, and connecting them with the right resources to improve their well-being.

Social workers may work for organizations, in hospitals, in schools, for the government, at senior centers, in private practice, or in any number of public or private institutions. Many social workers choose to work with specific populations, such as children, the elderly, or the poor. Often, social work is about creating healthy communities in order to improve the lives of all people.

Some of the issues that social workers may come up against in their profession include:

Violence
Poverty
Abuse
Discrimination
Illness and lack of access to healthcare
Drug and alcohol addiction
Divorce
Death and grief
Unemployment
Disability
Mental illness
Family dysfunction

Social workers are advocates for social change. They educate clients to prevent problems from occurring or worsening. They empower others to develop to their full potential.