Since you are here you might be asking yourself what someone with a masters in social work (MSW) does. An MSW degree is a diverse degree offering opportunity in a large variety of fields, including direct counseling, case management, hospice care, and more. It has been my goal since my undergraduate days to become a therapist. So I was excited to find out in 2014 that I had been granted admission as a part time student in an online masters social work degree at Walden University. The part time program takes 3 years. I graduate this August! So I am in the final stretch of this degree program.
First, I started out in Walden’s marriage, couple, and family counseling program but after 3 quarters decided to apply for the MSW program and was accepted. My decision was based off of talking to coworkers at the job I was working at the time. Almost all of our QMHP’s at my work told me a social work degree was more competitive, and the majority of them had a MSW. I did a lot of research before I decided to switch, so when I applied I knew that this was the path I wanted to take.