Child, Family, and School Social Workers, task by task.
The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.
Also filed here71
- caseworker
- case worker
- case manager
- group worker
- social worker
- adoption agent
- child advocate
- family manager
- youth advocate
- adoption worker
- family advocate
- interventionist
- parent educator
- juvenile officer
- and 57 more
- SOC code
- 21-1021.00
- Activities scored
- 6
- In O*NET
- 27 activities
- Activities an agent can take on
- 4
- Grounded in
- O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Child, Family, and School Social WorkersSOC 21-1021.00
Documentation and reportingWhat can do this →
88% agentMostly automatable
Client information gathering and recordsWhat can do this →
85% agentMostly automatable
Treatment plan developmentWhat can do this →
75% agentMostly automatable
Resource referral coordinationWhat can do this →
64% agentPartly automatable
Client counseling and interventionWhat can do this →
25% you keepBarely automatable
Legal testimony and court proceedingsWhat can do this →
15% you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents 4 need no setup
Documentation agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Patient electronic medical record EMR software
No integration needed
Client data agent
Microsoft Access · Student information systems SIS software · Microsoft Excel
No integration needed
Resource coordination agent
Microsoft Outlook · Web browser software · Microsoft Excel
No integration needed
Treatment planning agent
Microsoft Word · Patient electronic medical record EMR software · Microsoft Excel
No integration needed
You keep this
Provide direct counseling and therapeutic intervention to clientsMake final decisions on child placement and custody recommendationsDeliver court testimony and legal proceedingsOwn accountability for client safety and welfare decisions
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
Start with these three
The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
The full activity list
All 27 detailed work activities O*NET records for Child, Family, and School Social Workers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.
Mostly automatable 7
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Write reports or evaluations | 24 |
| Conduct research on social issues | 11 |
| Collect information about clients | 10 |
| Interview clients to gather information about their backgrounds, needs, or progress | 9 |
| Develop treatment plans for patients or clients | 9 |
| Maintain client records | 8 |
| Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs | 7 |
Partly automatable 17
Barely automatable 3
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Supervise workers providing client or patient services | 12 |
| Evaluate characteristics of individuals to determine needs or eligibility | 9 |
| Evaluate potential problems in home or work environments of clients | 4 |