What Does Becoming A Social Worker Entail?
November 27th, 2009 by admin | Filed under social.How much schooling does it take? What majors will allow you to become a social worker if social services is not an offered major at your school? Do you have to have certification/licensing? Do you have to do internships?
Basically, what can I expect in the schooling process of it all?
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I am majoring in social work at the moment, and want to work with child welfare.
Here in Texas, at the college I am attending, there is a Bachelor’s of Social Work (BSW), a Master’s of Social Work (MSW), and a PhD program. The BSW includes internships and volunteer work with the different practice classes. The program requires 400-500 supervised hours by a social worker. Once a BSW is obtained, you can seek out a job in the field. However, the BSW is the minimum requirement. And most jobs today are requiring more advanced degrees.
A MSW helps you to specialize in a certain area and requires 900 hours of supervision.
Some states require you to be licensed at the BSW and MSW levels. They can do this by written or oral examinations.
This site has a lot of good information as well as statistics of employment and salaries.
Becoming a social worker for the government typically requires six years of post-secondary education–a bachelor’s degree and a Masters in Social Work. If your school doesn’t offer social services in undergraduate studies, other good majors are probably sociology or psychology. Good luck!