| Over 600,000 social workers strive every
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| | 170 four-option multiple choice questions
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| day to make a positive impact on the
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| | designed to measure minimum competencies
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| lives of others. If you're passionate
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| | at four categories of practice. Only 150
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| about helping individuals, families,
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| | of the 170 items are scored; the
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| organizations, and communities, a career
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| | remaining 20 questions are "pretest"
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| in social work might be right for you.
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| | items included to measure their
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| Social workers find themselves helping
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| | effectiveness as items on future
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| people from all walks of life in a
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| | examinations. These pretest items are
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| variety of atmospheres from schools to
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| | scattered randomly throughout the
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| hospitals to prisons to nursing homes and
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| | examination. Candidates have four hours
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| handle casework, policy analysis,
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| | to complete the test, which is
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| research, counseling, and teaching. They
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| | administered electronically."For
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| deal with issues such as poverty, abuse,
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| | information on state licensing
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| addiction, unemployment, death, divorce,
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| | requirements, see the Association of
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| and physical illness. If a career switch
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| | Social Work Boards website: information
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| to social work appeals to you, following
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| | on exams, visit Education: As part of
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| is a brief background of social work
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| | renewing licenses every two years, almost
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| basics and how to make a smooth
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| | all states require continuing education
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| transition.Career Outlook: According to
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| | (CE) courses. Each state's CE
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| the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of
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| | requirements vary in number of hours and
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| Labor Statistics (BLS), the social work
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| | approved courses, so be sure to check
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| profession is expected to grow by 30% by
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| | with the board over your jurisdiction to
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| 2010 and is expected to grow faster than
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| | make sure you are in compliance with CE
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| average for all occupations through
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| | requirements. Many courses are available
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| 2014.Median Annual Earnings for Social
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| | online, at sites such as which save time
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| Workers (U.S., 2004)- Child, Family, And
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| | and money.Types of Licenses: There are
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| School Social Workers: $34,820
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| | several different kinds of licenses
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| - Medical And Public Health Social
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| | available:
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| Workers: $40,080
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| | L.C.S.W. (or A.C.S.W., L.C.S.,
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| - Mental Health And Substance Abuse
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| | L.I.C.S.W., C.S.W.)The licensed clinical
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| Social Workers: $33,920
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| | social worker has a graduate academic
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| - All Other Social Workers:
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| | degree, has completed supervised clinical
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| $39,440Education Requirements: All social
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| | work experience and has passed a
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| workers must have a bachelors (BSW),
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| | national- or state-certified licensing
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| masters (MSW), or doctoral degree (DSW or
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| | exam. This advanced practitioner holds a
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| Ph.D.) and complete a predetermined
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| | license that allows him or her to receive
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| number of hours in supervised fieldwork.
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| | health-care insurance reimbursements.
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| Social workers also have to graduate from
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| | (National Association of Social
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| a program accredited by the Council on
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| | Workers)SSW: School social work is a
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| Social Work Education (CSWE). The CSWE
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| | specialized area of practice within the
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| reports that in 2004 there were 442 BSW
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| | broad field of the social work
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| programs and 168 MSW programs. While some
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| | profession. School social workers bring
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| people work with only a BSW, career
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| | unique knowledge and skills to the school
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| options are more limited, so the MSW or
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| | system and the student services team.
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| DSW is more common.- BSW: Accredited BSW
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| | School social workers are instrumental in
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| programs typically take four years to
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| | furthering the purpose of the schools: to
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| complete and require 400 hours of
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| | provide a setting for teaching, learning,
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| supervised field experience. With a BSW,
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| | and for the attainment of competence and
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| a graduate can work in an entry-level
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| | confidence. School social workers are
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| position, such as a caseworker.- MSW: An
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| | hired by school districts to enhance the
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| MSW requires two years of study and has a
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| | district's ability to meet its academic
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| prerequisite of an undergraduate degree
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| | mission, especially where home, school
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| in social work, psychology, or a similar
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| | and community collaboration is the key to
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| field. An MSW allows a social worker to
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| | achieving that mission. (School Social
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| work in a clinical setting to diagnose
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| | Work Association of America)Other
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| and treat psychological problems.- DSW: A
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| | specialties and certifications, offered
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| doctoral degree takes anywhere from 4-7
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| | by the National Association of Social
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| years. A DSW has extensive training in
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| | Workers, include:- Academy of Certified
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| therapy and research and is qualified to
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| | Social Workers (ACSW)
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| teach in a university setting.If you lack
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| | - Qualified Clinical Social Worker
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| the educational or professional
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| | (QCSW)
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| background, an associate's degree may be
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| | - Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
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| a good place to start to see if you're
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| | (DCSW)
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| willing to make the necessary educational
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| | - Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco
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| commitment.For information regarding
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| | and Other Drugs Social Worker (C-CATODSW)
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| accredited social work programs, visit
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| the Council on Social Work Education's
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| | - Certified Advanced Children, Youth,
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| website: and Exams: Social workers must
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| | and Family Social Worker (C-ACYFSW)
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| be licensed. For licensing purposes, each
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| | - Certified Children, Youth, and Family
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| state has its own requirements, but an
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| | Social Worker (C-CYFSW)
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| MSW is usually a minimum. In addition,
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| | - Certified Advanced Social Work Case
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| licensing requires 2 years or 3,000 hours
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| | Manager (C-ASWCM)
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| of supervised clinical experience.After
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| | - Certified Social Work Case Manager
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| completing school and hour requirements,
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| | (C-SWCM)
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| social work candidates must pass an exam.
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| | - Certified Social Worker in Health Care
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| The Association of Social Work Boards
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| | (C-SWHC)
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| (ASWB) develops and maintains four
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| | - Certified School Social Work
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| categories of social work licensure
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| | Specialist (C-SSWS)Eric Morgan has been
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| examinations: Bachelors, Masters,
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| | assisting companies with internet
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| Advanced Generalist, and Clinical.
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| | marketing for over 7 years. He currently
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| Candidates should check with individual
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| | works for MWI web design in Salt Lake
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| boards to find out which examinations are
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| | City, Utah. For more information on this
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| appropriate for the jurisdiction where
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| | topic please visit Speedy CEUS - Social
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| they want to be licensed.According to the
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| | Worker Education.
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| ASWB's website:"Each examination contains
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