01-14-2025, 06:01 PM
" I've gone back and forth between looking at MSW programs and MA/MS in clinical mental health counseling."
A couple things to consider:
1. If you plan to travel around -- know that the MSW is more portable where as if you change states as a counselor you may need to take additional classes and get recredentialed.
2. While not always the case -- in general, social workers connect people to resources (people, places, things -- that include counselors.) Counselors talk to people about their issues and help them find coping mechanics and solutions to problems. Social work - refer out. Counselor - refer within the client.
A couple things to consider:
1. If you plan to travel around -- know that the MSW is more portable where as if you change states as a counselor you may need to take additional classes and get recredentialed.
2. While not always the case -- in general, social workers connect people to resources (people, places, things -- that include counselors.) Counselors talk to people about their issues and help them find coping mechanics and solutions to problems. Social work - refer out. Counselor - refer within the client.
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