I love psychology and i know it is a field that i want to work in forever but i am not sure exactly what i want to do but i know i need a master's degree. i already have my BA in psychology and right now i work with mentally ill kind of like social work but i know i dont want to work with mentally ill my whole life. So i was wondering for someone like me is it best to get a MSW or a masters in general psychology? or what about a masters in mental health counseling? Someone please help
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It depends on what you want to do. Additionally, not all states (in fact most) allow you to practice psychology at the master's level independently without supervision from a Ph.D. level psychologist. If you want to do therapy, work for child protective services, do medical social work, then a master's degree in SW is sufficient. If you want to have your own practice as a licensed psychologist, then likely you will want to consider a Ph.D. program in psychology. School psychology is the only specialty within the field that lets you get licensed without long term supervision by a Ph.D. level psychologist in most states. Typically, this will involve testing children for learning disabilities and working for a school system, although I am sure there are school psychologists doing different stuff.
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psychology. social workers are underpaid. dont listen to the guy below you he just doesnt realize that he is the only one who has enough time to write paragraphs well on yahoo! answers
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Thanks, for the question. There are prerequisites in graduate studies which cover sociology and social psychology and to answer the question hopefully, psychology can bring you into several fields of work and these will all nearly put you at close intervals with humans. The message you are reading was taken in consideration that you are human and you have emotions also, many Ph.D. even here at our school are so far away from being human they must think in terms of equations and words are a solution to the problems we face in life. I have a major in Psychology and a minor in Sociology at the Western Illinois University and a powerful tool to have in your belt of knowledge is to understand human nature, without this there is only terms and concepts to deal with and you may find yourself lost in the shuffle. Look at the job market, a master's in either is adequate to teach in any college. Good Luck. Volunteer Counselor Western Illinois University
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It depends BOTH on what you want to do and your theoretical orientation. The MSW is the most versatile degree allowing you to both clinical work (individual, group, family), administrative work (program development, program evaluation, grant writing), Community work (organizing, advocacy, development), Policy work, Caswwork and much more. The MSW also focuses issues of social justice, poverty, "isms", person and environment and much more. It is holistic, and really attempts to address social problems and the challenges that this causes for individuals, families, communities and organizations. Psychology focuses more on the individual and looks at internal issues as the primary point of intervention. Many (if not most) states license at the MA level in psychology, counseling, or marriage and family therapy. Now each of these are different to some degree but have more in common with each other than with social work. Social work includes all that is available in these fields - and more. If you do an MA in psych you MUST make sure that the degree is licensable (some MA's are only research based and set you up for a good PhD program) All these degrees also have PhD level options - but this is like comparing apples and oranges. The PhD will open doors because it is a higher level of education. The PsyD is yet another option, similar to the PhD in psych but less of a focus on research. DA
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