I am moving over to the US to marry my long time boyfriend. I really want to work in the child protective services area. Is a degree in behavioral sciences and a masters in social work enough? I got these at an Australian University.
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the government hires retards, drug addicts and people with one leg and one arm who cant speak and don't have eye lids to be social workers i'm sure with a masters u could get in
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get your green card first. Then look at "Early Intervention Agencies" they typically hire on a 'fee-for-services basis'. You so home visits, you write up reports, you get paid. Probably the best job in the industry, and an MSW will help a LOT. Being bilingual (we KNOW that Aussies don't speak English LOL JK) you should have little troubel
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For your reference I am forwarding you the website link that will give you idea about the requirements to get enter in this profession. The link is
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It depends on the state and if your degree was from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Different states have different requirements for social work licenses. You should check the state that you want to move to and contact the child welfare system there (eg, the Department of Social Services) for the county. For instance, I live in Detroit where we have a number of people with foreign degrees because we are right next to Canada. Canadians who work in Detroit often have difficulty getting a social work license from the State of Michigan. There's a process for having your foreign degree and experience recognized but it's often an arduous process. Depending on where you move you might have to take additional classes or have a limited license until you have a year or two of supervised social work experience in that State working under the direction of a fully licensed MSW.
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