Social work education and training equip students to work with individuals, groups, organisations and communities in a range of contexts such as:

• Child and family welfare,
• Specialist areas such as the aged, disabled, mental health, substance abuse and correctional services,
• HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment,
• Youth programme
• Gender issues
• Social policy, research, programme development, lobbying and advocacy
• Industry, Trade Unions, Employee Assistance Programmes, Public Service and Private Practice.
• International job opportunities

The joy of social work is its depth, breadth, and scope of practice. A social worker can sit in the living room of a child and help the child heal from child sexual abuse. He/she can, at the same time, be involved in formulating policy to prevent child abuse and neglect.