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Originally posted by PsychTau
Well....I have nothing else to say except that you nailed that right on the head!!!! I have an MS in Counseling Psych, and maybe it's just me....but if I were doing case mgmt services I'd feel like I wasn't using my degree. You can be just as qualified with a counseling degree...but the SW fits much better.
Can you take a class or two at the SW school as a non degree seeking student that might help you get in (especially if you get A's)?
PsychTau
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PsychTau has made some really excellent points. I was a Clinical Social Work major but decided upon graduation that I don't want to do strictly "therapy" at this point in my life. It is more rewarding to me to be out there in the field actually linking my clients up to services to better their lives instead of just sitting in an office all day listening to them. Eventually I want to do this, but not right now. With an MSW you learn about a lot of different theory to work with difficult clients and how to link it your practice. I am sure it is similar in counseling. Depending on what part of the country you reside in, it may not matter what you get your degree in. Here in NY, it is more worthwhile to get an MSW because most jobs in the field are for MSW's. The suggestion about trying to take classes non-matric is also great. One of my former supervisors had her heart set on NYU. It is really difficult to get into their MSW program because there are only a limited amount of spaces. She got turned down once but took classes non-matric and got in her next time around. I'd say keep trying to get in. Keep working in the field and getting experience. Once you DO get in things are gonna get crazy and you are going to miss all your free time. But don't give up. Things seem to fall into place at the right time in our lives. Good luck!!!!