LIMA, OH (WLIO) - It was "A Day in the Life of a Social Worker" at Ohio State Lima on Wednesday.
The hope is events like these can help students zero in on a specific course of study.
Dozens of high school students from Allen and surrounding counties were on campus for a social work fair, giving them a glimpse into the career field. They met with local social work professionals and OSU professors, sat in on classes, and then held panels to learn more about what the career has to offer and get their questions answered.
All agreed that social work is an expanding field, and the hope is events like these can help students zero in on a specific course of study.
Ohio State Lima offers a bachelor's degree in social work.
"Social workers are all over the place. We're in schools, we're in hospital settings, we're behavioral health specialists, the geriatric population, juvenile detention—we're all over the place," explained Elizabeth Osborne, a behavioral health specialist.
"I was thinking about like family services; I kind of want to help out the kids or like families, or like child services; that's something that I'm really interested in," said Yaneth Esparca, a junior at Fort Recovery.
Dozens of high school students from Allen and surrounding counties were on campus for a social work fair, giving them a glimpse into the career field.
Ohio State Lima offers a bachelor's degree in social work. Rhodes State students can also transfer over to finish up their degree in the field.
