Can you get a BA in social work, then Master's in Counseling?
And have a career in counseling?
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Yes, but you have to be under supervision of a licensed Counsellor, Psychologists or Psychiatrist. After 3-5 years supervised work you can apply for your own license.
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Yes, the BSW will prepare you well to go on for an MA in counseling. However, you may want to seriously consider applying for advanced standing in an MSW program, thereby saving yourself a year of school and tuition. The majority of psychotherapy is done by people with an MSW. Now if you have no appreciated the social justice focus of your BSW program and/or some other part of social work - then leaving the profession may be a good choice. If you are just thinking you want to focus on individual clinical work and think the MA in counseling will be a better choice - you may want to talk with your adviser or other faculty about clinical MSW programs (there are many good ones). DA
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Does MSW (master in social work ) have scope
Does MSW (master in social work ) have scope ..?
I am planning to do my MSW next year..but i dont know about it ..can any please tell me about this post graduate and tel me there is any scope now and what kind of job do i get.
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Just like most degrees in the "helping professions", there are a wide range of jobs to be held with an MSW degree. You can work in a hospital as a Med. Soc. Wkr., a school, a skilled nursing facility, as a hospice SW, in law enforcement, in a dialysis unit, with foster children, in child protective services, and the list goes on and on. The varying difference (aside from the job duties) is often pay. Working in the medical field and in govt. agencies tends to be more lucrative, unless you go into therapy and are able to establish a thriving practice. With that being said, the career as a whole (in my opinion, and that of polls throughout the web LOL), Social Work is a VERY BURNOUT field with low pay, in comparison to other less stressful degree areas. There tends to be high turnover rates for this reason and we often hold jobs in agencies that you deal with a lot of "politics" and conflict with advocacy vs. the goals or "agenda" of the employer. Finally, (on my soap box) I feel that the profession has way too many hoops that we have to jump through to obtain employment. Earning the degree post-grad and otherwise is NEVER enough. Passing licensure exams, paying fees, obtaining continued CEU's are just some of the requirements that you will face after graduation to gain/keep employment. I was unaware of some of these obstacles until after graduation. Hope this provides some insight and I hope that I don't sound TOO negative. Remember to keep "self-care" as a priority if you choose to continue in this profession.
I am planning to do my MSW next year..but i dont know about it ..can any please tell me about this post graduate and tel me there is any scope now and what kind of job do i get.
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Just like most degrees in the "helping professions", there are a wide range of jobs to be held with an MSW degree. You can work in a hospital as a Med. Soc. Wkr., a school, a skilled nursing facility, as a hospice SW, in law enforcement, in a dialysis unit, with foster children, in child protective services, and the list goes on and on. The varying difference (aside from the job duties) is often pay. Working in the medical field and in govt. agencies tends to be more lucrative, unless you go into therapy and are able to establish a thriving practice. With that being said, the career as a whole (in my opinion, and that of polls throughout the web LOL), Social Work is a VERY BURNOUT field with low pay, in comparison to other less stressful degree areas. There tends to be high turnover rates for this reason and we often hold jobs in agencies that you deal with a lot of "politics" and conflict with advocacy vs. the goals or "agenda" of the employer. Finally, (on my soap box) I feel that the profession has way too many hoops that we have to jump through to obtain employment. Earning the degree post-grad and otherwise is NEVER enough. Passing licensure exams, paying fees, obtaining continued CEU's are just some of the requirements that you will face after graduation to gain/keep employment. I was unaware of some of these obstacles until after graduation. Hope this provides some insight and I hope that I don't sound TOO negative. Remember to keep "self-care" as a priority if you choose to continue in this profession.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
where is the best place to get an affordable Master in Social Work
where is the best place to get an affordable Master in Social Work?
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Are you talking about US? It depends whether you get any scholarships or not and what state you are applying to. www.isu.edu is pretty affordable
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The best place is your state university system. You can find accredited MSW program by going to www.cswe.org) to search by your location). Many of these programs will also have stipend or other programs (particularly in child welfare and mental health). DA
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Are you talking about US? It depends whether you get any scholarships or not and what state you are applying to. www.isu.edu is pretty affordable
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The best place is your state university system. You can find accredited MSW program by going to www.cswe.org) to search by your location). Many of these programs will also have stipend or other programs (particularly in child welfare and mental health). DA
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Questions about education and social work master's
Questions about education and social work master's?
I was a biology major, and switched to sociology, and am minoring in psychology. I hope to grab one more minor before I finish, religion. So I will have my Bachelor's in Sociology, minor in psychology and religion. I will be graduating with a 3.1-3.2. It would have been higher without biology dragging it down. I would have loved to have been a social work and education major, but it didn't work out that way. wasn't meant. I want to do social work and education. I was wondering is there a way I could double major, in social work and education. What jobs are open to me with just a sociology bachelor's? With a social work master's? Eventually if I took a break and wanted to be a middle or high school teacher, how many years of schooling would I need. What kind of degree? Just an education master's. I'm thinking of teaching either english or history, one day.
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I'm assuming you are asking about a joint MSW/Med and not doing a second "major"? There is one program that might fit your eclectic interests: http://artsci.wustl.edu/~jines/jointdegree.htm In general if you are going to want to teach you will need a teaching certificate in teaching (in the area and age level) you want to teach in. Doing a joint degree will take 2-3 years. Getting a teaching certificate can usually be done in one year. DA
I was a biology major, and switched to sociology, and am minoring in psychology. I hope to grab one more minor before I finish, religion. So I will have my Bachelor's in Sociology, minor in psychology and religion. I will be graduating with a 3.1-3.2. It would have been higher without biology dragging it down. I would have loved to have been a social work and education major, but it didn't work out that way. wasn't meant. I want to do social work and education. I was wondering is there a way I could double major, in social work and education. What jobs are open to me with just a sociology bachelor's? With a social work master's? Eventually if I took a break and wanted to be a middle or high school teacher, how many years of schooling would I need. What kind of degree? Just an education master's. I'm thinking of teaching either english or history, one day.
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I'm assuming you are asking about a joint MSW/Med and not doing a second "major"? There is one program that might fit your eclectic interests: http://artsci.wustl.edu/~jines/jointdegree.htm In general if you are going to want to teach you will need a teaching certificate in teaching (in the area and age level) you want to teach in. Doing a joint degree will take 2-3 years. Getting a teaching certificate can usually be done in one year. DA
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