Can you get a BA in social work, then Master's in Counseling

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