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Fast Master's of Social Work degree programs: Getting a Masters degree onlineGetting a Master of Social Work degree is a great career move for those considering moving up in Social Services work, or getting some types of counseling jobs which don't require advanced training as a psychologist. Some prerequesites may be required, but most master's of social work programs don't require a BA in Social Work. How long the program takes depends on how fast you move through the courses, which concentration you choose, and which school, but most programs take about one and a half to two years, depending on course load. Some of the required and elective courses in Social Work include the following- but the exact courses you will take depend on your area of concentration and the school: Social policy and administration Field practice Social work research Human behaviour and the Human behaviour and the social environment Theory and practice of social work Social science theories for social work Social policy, administration and research Personnel policies and practices Public policy analysis Health administration Social services agency administration Comparative social administration Social welfare Case management Legal issues and legislative processes Social work with children and families Evaluative research for clinical practice Special topics in social work Social work in health, illness and disability Social work intervention in health settings Working with youth at risk and juvenile offenders Religion and clinical practice Culture and behaviour Aspects of handicap and rehabilitation Psycho-social pathology Human sexuality Play and behaviour Ageing and health Special topics in social work Young people in the juvenile justice systeme juvenile justice system Funny Social Worker jokes and humorous storiesThe Mugger and the Social Worker A social worker is facing a mugger with a gun. "Your money or your life!" says the mugger. "I'm sorry," the social worker, answers, "I am a social worker, so I have no money and no life." How many social workers does it take to change a light bulb? -- The light bulb doesn't need changing, it's the system that needs to change. -- None. Social workers never change anything. -- None. The light bulb is not burnt out, it's just differently lit. -- None. They set up a team to write a paper on coping with darkness. -- None. It's not in our budget. -- None. It is no longer a reimbursable activity. You must first define the measurable outcome you are trying to achieve and get approval from the Community Mental Health Board. -- One. Can't really tell you why, it just feels right. -- One. But you need letters of support from community social service agencies. -- Three. One to do the work, one to share the experience, and one to supervise and make sure that professional work is done. -- Five. One to screw it in, three to form the support group, and one to help with placement. The Execution A Jesuit psychiatrist, a holistic therapist, and a clinical social worker were caught up in an political/social action demonstration in a hostile Caribbean island nation run by a dictator which was once a Colonial possession of France. The three were sentenced to death by the guillotine. The Jesuit psychiatrist was chosen to be beheaded first. He asked that he lie face up so that he could look to the heavens and to God when he was beheaded. The executioner raised the blade as high as it went, then let it go. The blade stopped a few inches from his neck. The dictator's guards believed that this was an omen from God, and let the psychiatrist go free. The holistic therapist asked that he be beheaded face down, so that he could see mother earth so he could see at his last breath the source of all of his healing remedies. The executioner raised the blade as high as it went, then let it go. The blade stopped a few inches from his neck. The dictator's guards believed that this was an omen from Mother Earth, and let the therapist go free. When it came time for the clinical social worker to be beheaded, he said to the executioner, "I believe that I could help you with the problem of that dysfunctional blade -- use a little oil, and don't pull the blade all the way to the top! I'm sure i t would work better that way!" |