Protecting vulnerable children. Listening to a teenager who has no one else. Comforting an elderly person who faces a bleak future. Operating a respite program for persons with Alzheimer's. Celebrating with a family that you helped reunite. These are just a few of the possible ways you could care for the wellbeing of others as a compassionate and professionally educated social worker. The National Association of Social Workers defines social work as ''the professional activity of helping individuals, families, groups or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning or creating societal conditions favorable to that goal.'' Being a social worker is a calling and a growing profession that you can prepare for at AUM with a Social Work degree. This pre-social work concentration prepares you to apply for the BSW program. During this two-year program, you allow you to apply to be a candidate for the Bachelor of Social Work degree (BSW). Upon completion, you'll apply for admission into the BSW program, which is designed to take another two years to complete, depending on class loads and other factors.