If you want to become a social worker, you can go to a college with a health professions school. You don’t have to stay on the teacher track.
I believe you should get as much education as you possibly can. You should continue to get more education even as you work. Never stop. Never stop.
An education is not just for a job. It’s also about being a better person. It helps you understand more and have more fun and be more creative. There is more to life than putting a roof over your head. But you’ll never get there if you don’t have as much education as possible. Ok, you might get there without an education and you might not get there with an education, but it gives you a big leg up.