Mental Health: Which Classes Should I Take In High School To Be A Social Worker?

Which Classes Should I Take In High School To Be A Social Worker?okay. so i'm in 10th grade. i'm 15 and i'm interested in being a social worker(child protective service's) but i don't know which classes to take. here are the classes i had in mind. can you tell me if their good or not.

11th grade
1)Health:Draws knowledge from the biological environmental social physiological and medical sciences health education helps students learn to prevent manage health problems.
2)CPR First Aid:Health Elective
3)Child Development:Focuses on physical,emotional,intellectual, and social development of children from prenatal stage to preadolescence stage. learn about roles and responsibilities of positive parenting.
5)Wellness:develop in students a positive personal attitude and the skills that lead to living a healthy life. topics include physical fitness anatomy physiology and mental and emotional health.
12th Grade:
1)CPR First Aid(Advanced):renew certifications in first aid.
2)Human Development: Promote healthy growth and personal development across the life span.
3)Criminal Justice:covers the criminal justice system, including the study of the criminal justice act and police investigation process as well as arrest, arraignment motion probation restitution and penalty procedures.
4) psychology: student study human behavior personality trait and emotional expression


Summer Programs:
Law And Leadership Academy:
this course is assigned to promote excellence in leadership citizenship and character through the field of law enforcement.students are immersed in a four week program in July that focuses on the criminal justice system law related fields economics and forensics.

Participation in government: student participation in local state and federal government.
Economics:world issues and trends are studied.

Answer by samarie04
I think it is great that you have a direction for your life. However, high school is the time to be exploring ALL of your options. I thought that I wanted to be a nurse, but then I took a health class and was like NO. Now I am a teacher. I would take criminal justice and/or human psychology...just to see if you even want to become a social worker. I would also suggest you taking an "internship" underneath a social worker (contact your local DHR of CPS). If after these classes and your internship you still want to pursue this path, I would talk with your guidance counselor at your high school, along with the one at your local college, about courses to take and things you can be doing now on your own to prepare.

Answer by Pravin Jebas
Just Health classes will be enough, I suppose.

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