How Long Does it Take to Become a Social worker

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How Long Does it Take to Become a Social worker
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How to Become A Social Worker

• Social work is becoming a field of interest to
  more and more people. Social work is a great
  industry if you enjoy working with people and
  doing your best to help people grow.
• Social workers are tasked with providing
  assistance that improves psychological
  functioning in people mainly children and their
  families. Tasks usually include finding foster
  homes, arranging adoptions and assisting parents.
  Social work also works in prevention by address
  problems such as teenage misbehavior, teenage
  pregnancy and skipping school.
• Suffice to say a social worker will always have
  their plate full, and that's where your degree in
  social work will come handy. Large amounts of
  emotional intelligence and empathy will be
  required for this job.

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Social Work Career

• Depending on what you want to accomplish with
  your social work career, it will take varying
  amounts of time to become a social worker. If you
  want to do social work at high levels like with
  the government or private corporations, youll
  need higher levels of education which many
  include bachelor of social work or even masters
  of social work programs.
• At minimum youll need to earn your bachelors of
  social work. This is usually a 4-year program
  that focuses mostly on human behavior,
  communication and practical application of the
  skills you learn. If you decide to peruse higher
  education, this can be an additional 2-4 years.
  Graduate studies are a lot more difficult and
  require a larger monetary investment. You may
  also want to enquire about online masters in
  social work degrees, if in case you are working
  but again you will have to invest considerable
  amount of time in your studies to prepare
  yourself for master in social work or best msw
  programs.

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School Social Work Jobs

• Practical training is also a requirement for most
  social work jobs. If you dont do practical
  training while in school (through volunteering
  internships) then youll have to spend the time
  gaining experience after you graduate. Doing
  practical training in school helps to reduce the
  amount of time it takes to become a social worker.

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Social Worker Requirements

• If you want to become a social worker youre
  looking at minimum of 4 years to obtain your
  bachelors degree. Everything thats required of
  you will depend on where you live and what school
  you go to. Volunteering while in school will
  help you save time.

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