Hi! I would still try to obtain your MSW, I think it is a better degree to have then counseling. Feel free to PM me and I can elaborate more on this. Also, another idea since there is only one SW school in your state, look into schools that may offer a program where you do your internship in your area for main schol year and attend classes on their campus in the summertime (if you can swing this option). The school I attended has this program (it's called the summer block program). The school I attended for my MSW is Yeshiva University in Manhattan.
www.yu.edu/wurzweiler (no you don't have to be Jewish to go there). This is also a great way to "experience" NYC
Please pm me though with any questions/vents/etc. you might have. Also is MOVING out of state an option?